UN slams Saudi airstrike on MSF hospital in Yemen's Sa'ada
The United Nations (UN) has condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent airstrike on a hospital run by the medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, in Yemen, calling for an immediate probe into the incident.
In a statement released on Tuesday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, “The Secretary-General [Ban Ki-moon] calls for a prompt, effective and impartial investigation in order to ensure accountability.”
The UN chief also urges “all parties to the conflict in Yemen to immediately cease all operations, including airstrikes,” Dujarric added.
The hospital, located in the Heedan district of Yemen's northwestern province of Sa’ada, came under attack on Monday night.
The medical center was reportedly run with support from the UN Children's Fund and the World Health Organization.
Hassan Boucenine, the MSF head of mission in Yemen, said the Saudi airstrikes hit the hospital several times, leaving the facility wrecked and two staff members lightly wounded by flying debris.
“It could be a mistake, but the fact of the matter is it's a war crime. There's no reason to target a hospital,” Boucenine added.
Yemen has been under Saudi airstrikes on a daily basis since the regime in Riyadh launched its military aggression against the impoverished nation on March 26, in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to the fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.
About 7,000 people have lost their lives in the Saudi attacks while nearly 14,000 others have been injured.
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