Volunteers from around the world have created an international community for peace in Yemen, the poorest war-torn country in the Middle East.
It is a social and humanitarian initiative, without political or religious link, and aims to call for immediate action to promote security, stability lasting peace for all Yemeni citizens, a statement by Sadek Alsaar, a member of the community, said Saturday.
The initiative comes amid a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the persistent confrontations between the pro-government and pro-Houthi forces.
The conflict followed the ouster of the UN-backed transition government by the Houthi militants.
The ouster of the government also triggered a Saudi-led military intervention, part of which was a blockade on all Yemeni sea, land and air routes.
Fighter jets from nine Arab countries- five GCC members, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan- have been bombing military brigades, weapon depots and infrastructure controlled by the Houthi militants since March.
And the blockade, which was primarily aimed at monitoring Yemeni ports to prevent support mainly weapons from reaching the militants, has left the country to face the worst shortages of supplies. Almost all services have now become absent or inadequate. All cities have been without electricity for months.
Hospitals have shut down due to lacks of fuels, power and medicines. The healthcare system has rapidly deteriorated with around 9 million of the people in need of emergency medical aid at the moment.
Moreover, international organizations have lately warned of an imminent famine as the country, which imports 90% of its foodstuffs, is continuing to suffer from the Arab blockade and violence.
In general, around 80% of Yemen's population are in need of emergency aid.
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