POLS 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, Yemen Arab Republic, Economic Stability
19 Mar 2019
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Yemen war: battle for the vital port of hudaydah intensifies. Is at the mouth of the red sea, in the southwestern corner of the arabian peninsula, bordered by saudi arabia to the north and oman to the east; formerly divided into north. Yemen (the yemen arab republic) and the people"s democratic republic of yemen. The united nations is an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperations among its member countries. More than 150 people are reported to have been killed since troops and militia-men stepped up a ground assault on the city"s outskirts last thursday. The un and charities say the fighting is also endangering medical facilities and hundreds of thousands of civilians. Up to 80% of the humanitarian supplies, fuel and commercial goods on which they depend are delivered through the facility. The un officials have warned that the toll in lives could be catastrophic if it is damaged, destroyed or blocked.
