US backtracks on full Yemeni sanctions in response to UN, Red Cross
2 years ago
The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the export of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices from its designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization. The carve-outs are not enough to allay U.N. fears that Washington’s move would push Yemen into a large-scale famine. […]
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