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U.N. aid chief to urge U.S. to reverse plan to blacklist Yemen's Houthis

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U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock will on Thursday urge Washington to reverse a plan to designate Yemen’s Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, warning the move would push the country into a “famine on a scale that we have not seen for nearly 40 years.”

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BBC News

US blacklisting of Houthis 'could tip Yemen into huge famine'

The UN's aid chief urges the US to reverse a plan to designate the Houthis as a terrorist group.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation

The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels a terrorist group to prevent massive famine and death in the conflict-torn Arab nation — but the Trump administration in its final days stood by its action. The U.S. deputy ambassador, Richard Mills, told the Security Council the U.S. has listened to warnings of the terrorist designation's humanitarian impact and wi…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

UN predicts 'famine not seen in 40 years' due to Pompeo's Yemen policy

Mike Pompeo’s designation of Houthis as foreign terror group will block food and other aid, senior humanitarian says

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation

The US deputy ambassador told the Security Council the U.S. has listened to warnings of the terrorist designation's humanitarian impact and will take measures to reduce the impact on aid deliveries and commercial imports.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

U.N. aid chief to urge U.S. to reverse plan to blacklist Yemen's Houthis

NEW YORK - U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock will on Thursday urge the United States to reverse its plan to designate Yemen's Houthi group as a foreign terrorist organization, warning the move would push the country into a "famine on a scale that we have not seen for nearly forty years." In a planned briefing to the U.N. Security Council, seen by Reuters, Lowcock will also say that a U.S.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels a terrorist group to prevent massive famine...

3 years ago·United States

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