In today's roundup, Daniel Johnson looks at the news overnight that the UN's Emergency Relief Chief Mark Lowcock announced over twitter that he'll soon be stepping down.
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also welcomed the move, as did the Gulf Co-operation Council.
The Secretary General of the GCC, Nayef Al Hajraf, called the move “a necessary step that is consistent with the demands of the Yemeni government .
UN officials fear any backlash from the group, which controls Sanaa and other parts of the north, could worsen food shortages throughout Yemen.
UN aid chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council on Thursday that Washington’s decision was discouraging suppliers, banks and shipping companies from operating in Yemen.
I told the Security Council today that Yemen is on the brink of a famine the likes of which the world has not seen in forty years.
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