Yemen blockade: aid supplies stuck in Djibouti
4,254 views · Published 14 November 2017 · 2:58 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2017 · News & Politics
Thousands of tonnes of aid meant for Yemen is stranded in Djibouti. Aid groups are working around the clock to send much-needed supplies to Yemen, frantically loading larger ships to try to tackle the shortages once Saudi Arabia comes through on its promise to reopen some of the country's ports and airports. Saudi placed the current blockade on Yemen a week ago, after Houthi rebels fired a missile at Riyadh. The severe shortages of food, medicines, and vital vaccines mean that Yemen is facing a large-scale humanitarian disaster in which the UN warns millions of people could die. The UN is calling for a complete lifting of the embargo measures in order to avert what they are warning will be the world's worst famine in decades. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Djibouti. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
More from this channel
-
2:58
Sochi Games are a display of 'soft powers'
-
1:47
Fighting rages in Syria despite Geneva talks
-
3:58
Hundreds trapped in South African gold mine
-
2:27
Yemeni cleric denies US "terrorist" allegations
-
1:30
Egypt human rights group decries police violence
-
2:29
Bad weather causes upset at Alaska's Iditarod
-
1:28
Israeli forces clash with Hamas and Islamic Jihad
-
1:53
Ruling party wins huge margin in Serbia: poll