Houthis order female aid workers not to travel without male escort, says UN

AL-MUKALLA: The UN has mentioned that the Iran-backed Houthis banned feminine assist employees with its Yemen-based organizations from touring with no male escort or mahram, a transfer that has considerably hindered the distribution of assist within the war-torn nation.

The UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs mentioned in its month-to-month bulletin on the humanitarian state of affairs in Yemen launched this week that the Houthis ordered girls who work with worldwide organizations to not journey with out being escorted by a male family member.