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#Thread: Though it's important to shed light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in #Yemen, you could read this entire @reuters article (and most articles written about Yemen) and not know why this boy is starving or who is responsible for these conditions: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-health-malnutrition-idUSKBN2991AM
The boy travelled from Al-Jawf to Sana'a because al-Jawf is among "high intensity battlefronts" & is the target of repeated civilian airstrikes. https://acleddata.com/2019/06/18/yemen-snapshots-2015-2019/
Also, roads are "damaged" because they're frequently bombed by US/Saudi airstrikes: https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2018/Saudi-Arabia-air-raids-on-Yemen/index.html
Also, roads are "damaged" because they're frequently bombed by US/Saudi airstrikes: https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2018/Saudi-Arabia-air-raids-on-Yemen/index.html
Shockingly, he's one of the lucky ones who managed to make it to a hospital.
Only 51% of health facilities are (barely) functioning: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-s-healthcare-system-brink-collapse
And hospitals have been frequently targeted by airstrikes: For example: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/yemen-three-years-after-abs-hospital-bombing-airstrikes-continue-hit
Only 51% of health facilities are (barely) functioning: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-s-healthcare-system-brink-collapse
And hospitals have been frequently targeted by airstrikes: For example: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/yemen-three-years-after-abs-hospital-bombing-airstrikes-continue-hit
International aid & donations are necessary for Faid & millions to survive because of the Saudi/US/UAE blockade that prevents Yemenis from trade and makes them reliant on aid instead. Before the war, Yemen imported 90% of its food; now, 80% rely on aid. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-war-from-hell-supported-by-the-united-states/
Famine hasn't been declared because the UN faces immense pressure from its top donors, the US & Saudi, who are also causing the famine in Yemen.
The US went as far as pressuring the UN to restrict aid to Northern Yemen, where 70% of Yemenis live: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/02/pompeo-pressure-united-nations-over-aid-yemen-humanitarian-crisis-middle-east-houthi-rebels-conflict/
The US went as far as pressuring the UN to restrict aid to Northern Yemen, where 70% of Yemenis live: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/02/pompeo-pressure-united-nations-over-aid-yemen-humanitarian-crisis-middle-east-houthi-rebels-conflict/
Speaking of donors, "significant underfunding of the 2020 aid response" is due to Saudi & UAE not fulfilling their pledges.
"Those who. made the largest pledges...have so far paid only a modest proportion of what they promised." - @UNReliefChief https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-calls-out-saudi-arabia-and-uae-not-paying-yemen-aid-pledges
"Those who. made the largest pledges...have so far paid only a modest proportion of what they promised." - @UNReliefChief https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-calls-out-saudi-arabia-and-uae-not-paying-yemen-aid-pledges
Now, the Trump administration may designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, which would result in mass deaths: https://www.justsecurity.org/73677/six-reasons-why-a-terrorist-designation-for-yemens-houthis-is-a-bad-idea/
I've said this for years, but in the case of Yemen, there's significant underreporting & misreporting. Read almost any article about #Yemen and you'll be confused about the agents & the causes.
@AkbarSAhmed's recent article is an exception. Please read it https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yemen-saudi-airstrikes-joe-biden_n_5fee2bb2c5b6fd33110d69ab
@AkbarSAhmed's recent article is an exception. Please read it https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yemen-saudi-airstrikes-joe-biden_n_5fee2bb2c5b6fd33110d69ab
6 years into the US/Saudi war, most US-Americans still don't know that our government (under Obama & Trump) provides the weapons Saudi & UAE use, helps impose the blockade that's starving Yemenis, trains Saudi & UAE forces, & so much more.
This must stop https://inthesetimes.com/article/president-biden-obama-yemen-war
This must stop https://inthesetimes.com/article/president-biden-obama-yemen-war
Here's what folks could do to help:
1. Write to your paper to help people understand US complicity
2. Organize with @Jehan_Hakim, @masspeaceaction & others: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/international-day-of-action-on-yemen/
3. Donate: http://yemenfoundation.org
4. Follow @HassanElTayyab & @ErikSperling for political actions
1. Write to your paper to help people understand US complicity
2. Organize with @Jehan_Hakim, @masspeaceaction & others: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/international-day-of-action-on-yemen/
3. Donate: http://yemenfoundation.org
4. Follow @HassanElTayyab & @ErikSperling for political actions
