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Iran condemns Saudi airstrikes on UN compound in Yemen

Under the international law, countries should facilitate the activities of relief and rescue organizations affiliated with the UN and their representatives, said Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman strongly condemned a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that seriously damaged a Development Program office of the United Nations in southern Yemen, and voiced serious concerns over the deteriorating situation in the war-hit country.

The Saudi attacks on Yemen’s infrastructure and civilian targets are “a continued and flagrant violation of human rights”, Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday.

“According to the international law and regulations, countries should facilitate the activities of relief and rescue organizations affiliated with the UN and their representatives…,” she noted.

A guard was injured when the office of the UN Development Program in the southern city of Aden was hit on Sunday, according to UN spokesman Farhan Haq.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also deplored the airstrike, calling for a full investigation into the incident.

On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began to launch deadly airstrikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.

According to a civil coalition monitoring Saudi Arabia’s crimes, 3043 people, including 722 children and 532 women, have been killed during 95 days of Saudi-led military strikes on the Arab country.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.