War thrust back Yemen development 21 years: UNDP
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says a Saudi-led military campaign underway against Yemen has pushed back the country’s development more than two decades, and is now complicating the war-torn nation’s efforts to rein in the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
According to Press TV, in a tweet on Tuesday, the UNDP stated that not only has the Saudi-led war hindered Yemen’s development but it also has brought catastrophic consequences for the war-ravaged country amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The UN body called for immediate action to assist the Yemenis in acquiring basic survival needs such as food and health supplies amid their battle against the disease (COVID-19).
According to the latest figures, 56 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Yemen, nine of whom have died and one person has recovered thus far.
On Monday, Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee declared Aden an infested city.
In recent months, the port city has been torn by rivalry between Saudi-backed militants supporting Yemen's former fugitive president, Mansur Hadi and separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh’s key coalition partner in the bloody war on Yemen.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned a humanitarian disaster will result from the spread of the COVID-19 due to Yemen’s crippled health infrastructure and its potential failure to address the situation.
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