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National Day of Action to End the War in Yemen on Monday, November 26

November 25, 2018

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Leader Pelosi, Top Intel Dem Schiff co-sponsor Yemen War Powers Resolution Ahead of House and Senate Votes

November 25, 2018

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and ranking Intelligence Committee Democrat Adam Schiff have agreed to co-sponsor the House Yemen War Powers Resolution ahead of the expected votes this week in the Senate and the House. The current official list of co-sponsors, showing the co-sponsorship of Leader Pelosi, is here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/138/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst Adam Schiff’s letter to Just…

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Advisory: Press Conference to Denounce Todd Young-Jeanne Shaheen Bill to Starve Yemeni Children

March 12, 2018

Advisory: Press Conference to Denounce Todd Young-Jeanne Shaheen Bill to Starve Yemeni Children For Immediate Release Peace Action – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain – CODEPINK – Just Foreign Policy March 12, 2018 Contacts: Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action, pmartin@peace-action.org Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK, medea.benjamin@gmail.com Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, naiman.uiuc@gmail.com Washington –…

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Nikki Haley: Back UN Envoy ‏Plan to Save Yemen from Famine

July 19, 2017

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has announced a plan to remove the governorate of Hodeida from the Yemeni civil war. The plan includes a ceasefire for the port, including the halt of any attacks on the port by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates [UAE]. The UN-recognized Yemeni government and…

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Trump has unleashed the Saudi monarchy. The House must act

June 24, 2017

Saudi Arabia’s extremist monarchy is out of control, and the Trump Administration has proved unwilling or unable to rein it in. This week, Saudi Arabia’s monarchy elevated as its heir Mohammed bin Salman – the man most responsible for the Saudi war and blockade in Yemen that has deliberately pushed Yemen to the brink of…

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House: Back UN Call for Saudi-Yemen Cease-fire to Stop Cholera & Famine

June 16, 2017

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…

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Saudi-Yemen War-Famine Senate Vote: Praise & Protest

June 14, 2017

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…

UK PM Theresa May Has Unique Power to Save Yemen From Famine

May 16, 2017

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…

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Join 9 Senators to Tell Saudi Arabia: “Hodeida Must Be Spared”!

April 28, 2017

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…

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Aid Groups’ Statement Against Attack on Hodeida Warns of “Near Certain Famine”

April 27, 2017

[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…

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