What is happening in Yemen?
Yemen is currently
facing the world’s worse humanitarian crisis to date. The country has been devastated
by a civil war, famine and a cholera epidemic. On top of this, the recent Coronavirus
pandemic will likely make things considerably worse.
Save the Children estimates that 85,000 children with severe acute malnutrition might have died between April 2015 and October 2018. Today, an estimated 2 million children are acutely malnourished. Thousands of civillians will have likely died not from war but from preventable causes such as famine, disease and poor health instead.
Regardless of your political opinions on the civil conflict,
to see footage of children dying in Yemen is heart wrenching to say the least.
I researched the few
ways I could help Yemen from my own home.
Sign the petitons:
Your voice is way more impactful than you might think. There are countless petitions you can sign to pressure international governments to take action towards the Yemeni conflict. You will find numerous petitons on change.org to sign which can help the conflict in one way or another. There are petitions for almost every aspect on the crisis. Find petitions calling for coalition forces to halt attacks on the country or others simply asking international governments to stop exporting military weapons which could possibly contribute to the fighting.
No matter how helpless you may feel, as a collective we have the power to make a change. By signing these petitions, you are bringing the Yemen crisis to the political forefront. Forcing international governments to acknowledge the devastation and to reach a quicker solution. The Yemen crisis is not a political problem, it is a humanitarian problem.
Just one signature could stop the endangerment
of human lives.
Donate:
Even the smallest contribution can make a massive difference.
A donation of just £33 could provide life saving food supplies to last a child three
weeks.
There are plenty of charitable organisations working to help
civilians caught in the midst of the crisis. You can donate to the British Red
Cross, Unicef, Islamic Relief and so many others.
I chose to donate to Save the Children, as not only did their
Yemen fund go towards providing clean water, food and medical supplies. The charity
is also working on supporting children in getting back into education. I feel
that education is so important, even though these are horrifically unprecedented times
in Yemen. Education is such a huge help to create some degree of stability
for the children of the conflict.
Share information:
Although you may feel sharing the odd article won’t do any good, you will surprised to know how much you can help just by spreading information.
By sharing educational resources about the conflict you are essentially raising awareness, this could then lead to more petition signatures and even donations.