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Offline TomSea

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Houthis stole food 'from the mouths' of hungry Yemenis: UN
« on: December 31, 2018, 06:31:47 pm »
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Houthis stole food 'from the mouths' of hungry Yemenis: UN

The UN's food agency has accused Houthi rebels of stealing food "from the mouths" of hungry Yemenis, hours after an investigation by the Associated Press news agency found that both sides in the conflict had stolen aid meant for the country's most vulnerable.

David Beasley, the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), said on Monday that his agency had collected evidence showing the Houthis had diverted shipments of food sent to help alleviate "the world's worst humanitarian crisis".

"At a time when children are dying in Yemen because they haven't enough food to eat, that is an outrage," Beasley said.

Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/houthis-stole-food-mouths-hungry-yemenis-181231143128776.html

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Re: Houthis stole food 'from the mouths' of hungry Yemenis: UN
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2019, 04:21:04 am »
That's how it's worked from time immemorial.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2019, 03:14:28 pm by Sanguine »

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Re: Houthis stole food 'from the mouths' of hungry Yemenis: UN
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2019, 10:27:17 am »
I'm shocked!




...well, not so much. Food aid has been used to bolster corrupt regimes since it started.
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