US Senator Urges Houthis to Halt Military Escalation in Marib
US Senator Chris Murphy, member of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, said he visited Oman to push for a ceasefire in Yemen’s Marib.
In a series of tweets, Murphy called on Houthis to prevent their assault on the town of Marib.
“If the Houthis enter Marib, a replacement humanitarian nightmare will ensue as legions of Yemenis will flee the violence,” he said, adding that he asked Omanis to convince the Houthis to face down.
He discussed his recent visit to Qatar, which has not yet made a contribution this year to the United Nations aid program to Yemen, urging it to intensify during this regard.
“The UN must be resourced to supply food, water, and health care to those in dire need. Right now, the 2021 UN appeal is merely a 3rd funded. I visited Qatar to ask the Qataris, who haven’t yet made a contribution this year, to intensify .”
Murphy further stressed the importance of delivering food and fuel aid to the war-torn country.
“Without the power to freely import food, fuel, and other goods, Yemen’s economy has come to a grinding halt, causing disease and starvation,” his tweet read, pointing to the necessity to finish blockade of key ports and therefore the Sanaa airport.
Once these factors are implemented, a ceasefire might be reached and would eventually cause a social process , he noted.
“But any prospect of a ceasefire/ social process needs active US engagement,” the Senator said, hailing the presence of numerous US officials within the region.
Murphy’s remarks were in regard to the US delegation, which began a visit to the region, led by special envoy Tim Lenderking.
According to Murphy, Yemenis will ultimately dictate the longer term of their country.
“So the social process shouldn’t include only an equivalent power brokers who have caused decades of endless wars. New voices got to be at the table, to make sure that each one Yemenis have a say on the country’s future.”
Meanwhile, a gaggle of influential US legislators called on Joe Biden’s administration to assist raise $2.5bn in aid for Yemenis suffering amid what they described as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”
In an letter on May 4, four US senators urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to supply more aid for Yemen and rally other countries to contribute after a recent United Nations fundraising appeal for the war-torn country fell short.
