US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged the Houthi group to stop the fighting in Marib, northern Yemen, and follow the commitment of the legitimate government and Saudi Arabia to find a way to end the war, announcing $ 191 million in aid during a donors' conference.
Last month, the Houthis stepped up their attacks on the city of Marib, the last stronghold of the legitimate authority, located in an oil-rich province near the capital, Sanaa.
Fierce battles in the northern region threaten the camps for the displaced who fled their homes during the first years of the war that broke out in 2014. The number of camps in the governorate is 140, in which about two million people live.
In a speech after his envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking's visit to the region, Blinken called on the Houthis "to stop their attack on Marib and join the Saudis and the government in Yemen in taking constructive steps towards peace."
Blinken pledged to provide $ 191 million in humanitarian aid during a donors ’conference organized by the United Nations in cooperation with Sweden and Switzerland, and hopes to raise $ 3.85 billion to save Yemen from famine surrounding it.
He warned that the suffering will not stop until a political solution is found between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government backed by the Saudi-led coalition.
He said, "Aid alone will not end the conflict ... We can only end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen by ending the war ... and therefore the United States will reactivate its diplomatic efforts to end the war."