What is Going On in Yemen? 🇾🇪

Yemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

The meaning of "humanitarian disaster is: "is an event or series of events that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people, usually over a wide area."

Yemen is currently facing three disastrous events all at once (keep in mind, they were one of the poorest countries to begin with!)

Their own epidemic (country-wide) spreads of cholera, malaria, dengue fever and diphtheria.

Dealing with the (worldwide) pandemic of Covid-19 while having little capacity to test those suspected of having the virus and a destroyed health system.

An ongoing 5 year civil war that has decimated the whole country and left millions displaced and in dire need of assistance.

Want to know how the war all started? Watch the video down below:

*Concept and information from Hasan Minhaj's Netflix Show: Patriot Act

YEMEN FACTS AND FIGURES

24 million in need of humanitarian assistance

20.1 million people who are food insecure

19.7 million in need of basic healthcare

17.8 million in need of water and sanitation

3 million acutely malnourished children, pregnant or lactating women

3.3 million internally displaced people

HOW CAN I HELP?

First, sign these petitions

Stop The War and End the Famine.

Force House Vote on Saudi War in Yemen to Stop Cholera & Famine.

The U.S. Could Prevent 14 Million Deaths by Starvation in Yemen

Demand and End for Hunger in Yemen

Support WFP's Hunger Relief Mission in Yemen

Stop the Flow Of Weapons to Yemen

Now, try to donate!

UNICEF: Help Save Children in Yemen

Islamic Relief: They have been working with Yemen for the past 20 years!

MuslimHands: Yemen Emergency Appeal

Save the Children: Help Save Children in Yemen

Email Your Local Representative to Enact Change in Your Government!

Directly emailing your representative is best way to help, as they are the ones who can actually bring up the topic during federal meetings and explain to leaders why we all must stop contributing arms to Saudi Arabia which are used in the pursuit of the Yemen war/bombings/demolishing.

If you're Canadian click the link to the google documents that have all the MP's in our country. Find your representative and click the link-which will then open up a pre-written email with the address already filled in. Add your name and other information and send!

If you are not Canadian, click the other links which will open an pre-written email and add your local representative.

Every Canadian MP's Email

Email Template For UK MP's

Any Other Countries For Their Local Representatives