Taiz, Yemen (IINA) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has managed to deliver food supplies inside areas under siege by the Houthi-Saleh militias in the central Yemeni city of Taiz where residents have been suffering in dire conditions with very little food.

According to the WFP, a 12-truck convoy entered the besieged areas of the Taiz districts of Al Qahirah and Al Mudhafar on Thursday carrying 3,000 family food rations, including vegetable oil, wheat, pulses and sugar.

The convoy entered these areas following extensive negotiations to allow the UN agency to deliver life-saving assistance to thousands of hungry people in desperate need.

The breakthrough delivery coincided with a joint UN mission to Ibb, northeast of Taiz city, where humanitarian assistance was accessed into the city.

Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Jamie McGoldrick told reporters during his visit to Taiz that he witnessed the impact of conflict, particularly on civilian infrastructure and saw first-hand the difficulties people are facing in the besieged city. He called for regular and sustained access of humanitarian aid into the city of Taiz.

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