The threat by the Houthi rebels to tax humanitarian aid in Yemen - a threat that had alarmed the entire humanitarian community - receded on Friday, 14 February, as the rebels announced their intention to renounce it. "This is good news", commented a European Commission spokesperson.
Obstacles to humanitarian access and the risks to aid workers in what is the world's worst humanitarian crisis were central to a conference in Brussels on Thursday 13 February organised by the Commissioner for...