On June 15, the United Nations Security Council unanimously called for a cease-fire in the conflict between the Saudi-UAE coalition and the Houthi-Saleh forces in Yemen. “The U.N. Security Council urged the warring parties in Yemen on Thursday to immediately agree on a cease-fire and keep all ports open for humanitarian aid to confront the…
On June 13, 2017, the Senate narrowly failed to vote against Trump’s Saudi arms deal, reflecting “mounting concern over the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen’s war,” according to the New York Times. “Nearly half of the U.S. Senate sent an overwhelmingly clear message to Riyadh that … it needs to stop killing civilians in Yemen,” Human…
On June 13, 2017, the Senate narrowly failed to vote against Trump’s Saudi arms deal, reflecting “mounting concern over the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen’s war,” according to the New York Times. “Nearly half of the U.S. Senate sent an overwhelmingly clear message to Riyadh that … it needs to stop killing civilians in Yemen,” Human…
There’s a big Congressional fight coming on Trump’s Saudi arms deal. This deal is controversial because Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are using U.S. weapons to kill civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure in Yemen, deliberately trying to create famine in Yemen; and because Trump’s Saudi arms deal is widely seen as a U.S….
The United Nations Security Council, which under the UN Charter is responsible for protecting international peace and security, has failed to stop the Saudi-UAE war and blockade on Yemen which has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. A key reason is that the UK, which under UK Prime Minister Theresa May is closely aligned…
Ivanka Trump could single-handedly save millions of lives by urging her father to spare the Yemeni port of Hodeida from military assault. Urge her to do so by signing our petition at MoveOn.
Today, Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Justin Amash (R-MI) led a letter to Defense Secretary Mattis warning him against attacking the Yemeni port of Hodeida. A PDF of the letter is here.
On Thursday April 27, a bipartisan group of nine U.S. Senators wrote to the ambassador of Saudi Arabia demanding that Saudi Arabia spare the Yemeni port city of Hodeida from military assault to avoid pushing Yemen into famine. The nine Senators were: Todd Young (R-IN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory…
[A PDF is here and here.] Action Against Hunger * Médecins du Monde * Norwegian Refugee Council * Saferworld * Save the Children * Tearfund * War Child Hudaydah Port, Yemen: Humanitarian joint statement, 25 April 2017 As humanitarian organisations operating in Yemen, we are gravely concerned by reports of a possible attack by the…
General Mattis wants to increase U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s catastrophic war in Yemen, which has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine, including by selling Saudi Arabia even more weapons. In addition to producing humanitarian catastrophe, Saudi Arabia’s war is helping Al Qaeda in Yemen. Imitating war profiteer Milo Minderbender in Joseph Heller’s Catch-22,…