Dear Naresh,
Call for a permanent ceasefire in Yemen and ensure access to essential food, fuel & medical supplies by re-opening air & sea routes.
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I’m writing to you from Tehran – my first time in Iran. I’m here together with Tighe Barry of CodePink, participating in a “peace boat” protesting the US-backed Saudi bombing and blockade of Yemen. For updates on our journey, follow@justfp on Twitter.
Can you help amplify our voices? We set up a petition at MoveOn, echoing Oxfam’s call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Yemen and to ensure access to essential food, fuel and medical supplies by re-opening air and sea routes. You can sign and share our petition here:
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stop-violence-in-yemen
Before the current conflict, Yemen was already the poorest country in the Middle East. Over 10 million people were going hungry, including 1 million acutely malnourished children. This number has increased by nearly 2 million since the conflict began. [1]
There was a moment of hope when an announcement came that airstrikes would stop but they have since resumed. Violence has damaged homes, schools and even hospitals. Over 400 civilians have lost their lives and over 150,000 people have been displaced.
Food and diesel, which is needed to pump clean water, are increasingly in short supply and their prices are rising – putting these basic necessities out of reach for ordinary families. And at a time when people desperately need them, vital supplies can't enter the country. That could prove disastrous, because Yemen relies on imports for 90 per cent of its food.
Escalating violence is making an already dire humanitarian situation much worse. The conflict must stop.
Join us in echoing Oxfam’s call for ceasefire and ensuring access to food, fuel and medical supplies by signing and sharing our petition:
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stop-violence-in-yemen
Thanks for all you do to bring about a more just US foreign policy,
Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
Can you help amplify our voices? We set up a petition at MoveOn, echoing Oxfam’s call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Yemen and to ensure access to essential food, fuel and medical supplies by re-opening air and sea routes. You can sign and share our petition here:
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stop-violence-in-yemen
Before the current conflict, Yemen was already the poorest country in the Middle East. Over 10 million people were going hungry, including 1 million acutely malnourished children. This number has increased by nearly 2 million since the conflict began. [1]
There was a moment of hope when an announcement came that airstrikes would stop but they have since resumed. Violence has damaged homes, schools and even hospitals. Over 400 civilians have lost their lives and over 150,000 people have been displaced.
Food and diesel, which is needed to pump clean water, are increasingly in short supply and their prices are rising – putting these basic necessities out of reach for ordinary families. And at a time when people desperately need them, vital supplies can't enter the country. That could prove disastrous, because Yemen relies on imports for 90 per cent of its food.
Escalating violence is making an already dire humanitarian situation much worse. The conflict must stop.
Join us in echoing Oxfam’s call for ceasefire and ensuring access to food, fuel and medical supplies by signing and sharing our petition:
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stop-violence-in-yemen
Thanks for all you do to bring about a more just US foreign policy,
Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
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References:
1. https://act.oxfam.org/international/yemen-crisis
1. https://act.oxfam.org/international/yemen-crisis
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