Stop Starving Yemen

Dear Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade,

The people of Yemen are not starving, they are being starved. After six years of conflict, thousands of innocent people have been killed and the UN have stated that Yemen is speeding towards a famine.

This crisis is entirely manmade and all parties to the conflict can and must resolve it, including by ending the blockade on food and aid imports.

The Irish government has condemned the attacks on Yemeni people . Let’s continue to use Ireland’s influence within the international community to call for:

An end to the blockade and unimpeded access for imports of life-saving aid, including food
Inclusive peace process that prioritises the needs, rights and dignity of the people of Yemen

After six years of conflict in Yemen, thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and over four million people have been forced from their homes.

Men, women and children are starving. Half the population are facing acute levels of food insecurity and 2.3 million children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition. The country is ominously close to famine.

Please sign our petition and demand that our government use their influence on the international stage to end the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and the unimaginable suffering of the people of Yemen.

As a member of the Stop Starving Yemen Campaign, we will update you on the progress of the campaign and call on you at key moments where you can take action to help those facing humanitarian crisis.

What can be done to help end this crisis?

The people of Yemen are not starving, they are being starved. This crisis is entirely manmade and all parties to the conflict can resolve it. Our government must show leadership and use their influence within the international community to call for an end to the blockade and unimpeded access for imports of life-saving aid, including food as well as immediate and lasting peace for the people of Yemen.

Will you take action?'

With 10 million people – a third of Yemen’s population – just one step away from famine, and 350,000 babies and small children suffering from severe malnourishment, there has never been a more urgent time to act.

Will you take action now and demand that all parties to the conflict stop starving Yemen?

Our leaders have condemned the attacks on innocent Yemenis, but they need to shout louder and demand that food is no longer used as a weapon of war.

The people of Yemen

Ahmed’s* daughter, pictured, and her siblings were forced to flee their home in Yemen due to conflict. They now live with a host community in the village of Albedah, where Ahmed, who had to leave his job and steady income behind, struggles to make money to feed his family. Ahmed’s family is not alone.

Over four million people have been forced to leave their homes due to the conflict. But that’s not all. As the war rages on in Yemen – a country which imports most of its food – desperately needed supplies are being blocked from entering its ports.

Responding to emergencies

As conflict escalates in Yemen, cholera and hunger are tightening their grip. Ten million Yemenis are on the brink of famine and more than 860,000 people are thought to have contracted cholera in 2019 alone. We are stepping up our work in Yemen to help families in desperate need. Since the beginning of the conflict, our teams have reached more than three million people with much-needed clean water, cash assistance and food vouchers. By donating you'll be supporting the work done by Oxfam, and helping women, children and men facing unimaginable crisis in Yemen and around the world.