Yemen: Middle East: ICRC president calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians

Country: Yemen Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva (ICRC) - The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: Civilians are paying an unacceptable price as a result of military operations in the Middle East. The deaths, injuries and destruction in Saudi Arabia in recent days are yet another example of the devastating toll that hostilities are taking on civilians. In Yemen, the scale of death, displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure, including in A