المملكة: The Kingdom is a “repellent wall” against Houthi terrorism
She said in an interview with Al-Youm that women and children are the “biggest losers” in the current crisis in Yemen, noting that women’s share is equal to men’s in murder, disability, homelessness, arrest, and the fabrication and imposition of immoral charges against them, so that they are shunned and abandoned.
Al-Walidi stated that the Houthi militias’ hostile actions at the economic, security and environmental levels resulted in the deprivation of millions of Yemenis of urgent aid, stressing that the attacks in the Red Sea made Yemen suffer from the largest crisis it has experienced in history.
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Humanitarian situation
Everyone knows that Yemen has been going through one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world for ten years, due to the war sparked by the terrorist Houthi militia, and millions are suffering from “lack of food, health care, destruction of infrastructure, lack of the most basic necessities of life, and the spread of crime, epidemics, and extremist groups.”
The militias committed serious violations, including unlawful attacks, killing of civilians, displacing millions through forced displacement, imposing restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression, arresting journalists, human rights activists, and workers in the relief field and international organizations, torturing detainees to death in their prisons, and placing restrictions on movement and access to humanitarian aid. Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen.
Wafaa Al-Walidi, Advisor to the Ministry of Human Rights for Women and Children Affairs in Yemen
Historical role of the Kingdom in Yemen
How did the Kingdom contribute to alleviating the suffering of brothers in Yemen?
The Kingdom played an important role in maintaining the stability of Yemen and supporting it on several levels, whether humanitarian, political or military, based on its close geographical location and the common historical and cultural relations between the two countries. Had it not been for the Saudi intervention, Yemen today would have been the first in the world in exporting terrorism, a role that is not It can be denied, and we cannot summarize it in points, but we recall 5 important axes.
The first axisHumanitarian and relief support, as the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center provided various humanitarian aid, including food, medicine, and health care to those affected by the Yemeni crisis. The Kingdom also contributed to supporting United Nations humanitarian programs to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
The second axisPreserving legitimacy, as the Kingdom led the Arab coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen, which aims to return the legitimate government to power and repel the attempts of the Iranian-backed Houthis to control the country, and prevented Yemen from turning into a platform that threatens the security of the region and the world.
The third axisPolitical solutions, as it has provided many solutions from the first moments of the crisis by supporting the efforts of the United Nations and international envoys to achieve a peaceful settlement of the Yemeni crisis, and hosting negotiations between the Yemeni parties, such as the Riyadh Agreement, which aims to achieve power-sharing between the legitimate government and the Southern Transitional Council.
Fourth axisReconstruction and development, by providing initiatives to rebuild the affected areas in Yemen, promoting development and infrastructure, and supporting education, health, and energy programs to improve the lives of Yemenis in the long term.
Fifth axisMaintaining regional and international security, as the Kingdom has shouldered a lot, including protecting international waterways, such as the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea, to ensure the stability of global trade, and to confront terrorist and missile threats that affect the security of the Kingdom and the region.
What is the fate of women as a result of the current situation?
Yemeni women have an equal share of killing, disability, displacement, and arrest as men. They have suffered from arbitrary arrests, disappearance, and forced displacement, and the fabrication and imposition of immoral charges against them until they are ostracized and abandoned, and their rights are confiscated, and restrictions are imposed on freedom of travel and movement. Women are the biggest losers in wars. .
Child recruitment
According to a report by the National Network for Rights and Freedoms, 3,597 Yemeni children were killed by the Houthi militia, including 276 infants, some of whom were killed by snipers, and some of whom were killed as a result of indiscriminate bombing of residential neighborhoods.
Millions of children have also been deprived of their right to education as a result of schools being turned into military barracks. Children are also being recruited and thrown into combat fronts, and their number, according to statistics, has reached 25,000 children.
Reports of international organizations recorded 598 cases of arrest and kidnapping of children by militias, most of them with the aim of blackmailing their families in 17 Yemeni governorates, and 51 cases of rape against children by Houthi leaders and supervisors were documented.
Random mines
What about the effects of random mines planted by militias?
Landmines have disabled and amputated hundreds of limbs. These mines represent a major cause of civilian casualties, and are the greatest challenge even after the end of the war. Militias continue to use anti-personnel landmines in violation of international law.
Mines were used on agricultural lands, water sources, and water infrastructure, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and contributing to the starvation of civilians.
Economic situation
Where has the economic situation in Yemen reached?
The militias imposed heavy, illegal taxes on businesses and levies on citizens under names such as “supporting the war effort,” and plundered employee salaries and central bank reserves, seeing this as a tool to strengthen their grip on power, while weakening government institutions and impoverishing the people.
The militias plundered public and private resources, such as the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa, and used it to finance their military activities, and plundered tax and customs revenues and natural resources such as oil and gas, depriving the legitimate government and the Yemeni people of their revenues.
It stole humanitarian aid intended for the most vulnerable groups, sold it on the black market to finance its activities, and destroyed economic infrastructure after targeting economic and infrastructure facilities such as factories, ports, and transportation routes, which led to the paralysis of commercial activity.
Maritime violations
How harmful are the hostilities in the Red Sea?
Houthi attacks played a major role in complicating relief and humanitarian aid missions, and caused significant delays in the arrival of necessary aid to areas in need. They also increased the risk of casualties among civilians and relief teams alike. These attacks prompted relief and humanitarian organizations to change shipping routes and take alternative routes. It is safe for relief ships, which increases the duration and costs of the journey, depriving more than 7 million Yemeni citizens of urgent aid.
It caused a decline in the confidence of international partners and investors in the Yemeni market, and an increase in commodity prices in general as a result of additional transportation costs and delays in arrival. Inflation rates also increased, in addition to the loss of jobs in the maritime transport and foreign trade sectors, and an increase in unemployment rates. On the security level, the risks are endless, and militias benefit from these conditions by exploiting them in drug smuggling and trade.
Environmental damage
How was the environment affected by sea attacks?
The marine environmental balance has been disturbed as a result of repeated violations, and there are immediate and long-term effects of the oil spill on water quality and marine organisms, difficulty in cleaning the water and removing oil pollution and its negative effects on the ecosystem, and the destruction caused to coral reefs as a result of explosions, and the subsequent deterioration of the coral environment.
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