It’s an apocalyptic scenario for the innocent people of Yemen -- but we can help.
How? By confronting the more than a dozen of our governments that are fuelling Saudi’s war machine. For our leaders, Saudi friendship and oil have been more important than saving Yemeni lives. Trump even just signed a new $100 billion arms deal!
But Avaaz is unique -- our money comes from ordinary citizens with no policy agenda. We can be a lifeline for Yemen:
- Going after donor countries to increase humanitarian funding, now;
- Working with groups on the ground to improve humanitarian access in the most affected and difficult-to-reach areas;
- Exposing and fighting our governments that are supplying the weapons used for atrocities in Yemen, and campaigning to stop the bombing;
- Funding independent journalists to investigate and get the world's attention -- there are no foreign journalists there!
Honestly, this is like a hidden Syria. It’s as bad as it gets. 15 million people without access to safe water or sanitation, as many as 300,000 could die from cholera...the numbers are overwhelming. But we stand in the lucky position of being able to do something about it. Let’s chip in and give Yemen the hope they’ve been looking for.