Jordan brushes off UN humanitarian report on Yemen

By Petra - Sep 27,2015 - Last updated at Sep 27,2015

NEW YORK — Jordan on Sunday expressed its “utter rejection” of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

The report claimed that coalition forces committed human rights violations by targeting civilians and civil facilities in the country.

On the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said that Jordan, as member of the coalition that aims to restore legitimacy in Yemen, joined the coalition forces upon the request of the legitimate Yemeni government and President Abed-Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

Judeh maintained that the ultimate goal of the coalition is to protect the Yemenis from violations being committed against them.

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