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UN thanks Saudi Arabia for $10m donation to rescue Yemen oil tanker
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AL-MUKALLA, 13 June 2022, (TON): The UN thanked Saudi Arabia for donating $10 million to efforts to maintain the decaying Safer oil tanker in Yemen, as the country’s officials and analysts called for more aggressive pressure on the Iran-backed Houthis to facilitate the arrival of UN teams to the vessel.
The UN plan aims to defuse a potential major environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea if the tanker explodes or leaks.
Russell Geekie, communication officer for David Gressly, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, told media “the Saudi donation reduces the funding gap, but that further funds are needed from donors to help the UN implement its plan.”
Geekie said “we thank all donors that have pledged or contributed and very much welcome the announcements by the Kingdom today and the US last week. This reduces the funding gap, but a gap remains.”
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