Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (March 27th) presented a $930 million check to the UN for humanitarian aid in Yemen, as the UN chief pushed for an end to the war in that country, AFP reported.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres thanked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the contribution, also from the UAE, but stressed that the war in Yemen requires a political solution, and not just a humanitarian response.
"There is no humanitarian solution for humanitarian problems," Guterres said.
"The solution is political and we are entirely at your disposal to work to find a solution" that will "end the suffering in Yemen", he added.
The UN is making a fresh push for peace talks in Yemen, where the Arab coalition acted to support the internationally-recognised government after the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansarallah) seized Sanaa.
Prince Mohammed said the kingdom was working to uphold UN principles which he said meant "not interfering in the affairs of other countries", an apparent reference to Iran's support for the Houthis.
"We try as much as we can to solve the problems of the Middle East politically and if things get out of control, we try as hard as we can to avoid all the other impacts," he said.
