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Trump
used his last days in power to condemn
hundreds of thousands of innocent women, men,
and children in Yemen to starvation by
making it virtually impossible for life-saving
food and medicine to be delivered to millions of
desperate civilians. But we can stop it -- join
the urgent call for new President Joe Biden to
reverse this decision and save lives --
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Dear
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With
the stroke of a pen, Trump just cruelly
condemned hundreds of thousands, if not
millions, of innocent women, men, and children
to starvation -- but we can stop
it!
The UN immediately raised the alarm
that Trump's decision to designate Northern
Yemen's rebel government as a terrorist
organization would lead to a "famine not seen in
40 years". It will make it virtually
impossible to deliver life-saving food and
medicine to a country where almost 80
per cent of the population --
including 12 million children
-- are in need of urgent humanitarian
assistance.
Hope for Yemeni children now
rests with the new US President Joe Biden. He
promised voters that he would end US support for
Yemen's war -- and insiders say that a massive
rallying cry from all over the world could help
push his administration to quickly
reverse Trump's deadly final act, and
save millions from
starvation.
Join now.
Share with everyone. Together we can
deliver 1 million voices directly to key figures
in Biden's team directly, and through high
profile media ads as soon as they take office.
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The
people of Yemen are already living a nightmare.
Almost a quarter of a million people
have died since the Saudi-led coalition began
its military strikes, and the country is already
suffering a humanitarian catastrophe.
It's utterly heartbreaking. Now on top of all
this horror, Trump’s decision will block crucial
aid to Yemen, as food importers and aid agencies
could face US criminal charges for doing
business with terrorists.
A
different approach is urgently needed.
The war in Yemen is complicated, with both sides
committing war crimes and harming civilians.
Ending this conflict will require strategic
engagement and real accountability for the war
criminals, not blunt inhumane policies that
leave innocent civilians paying the price.
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Avaazers
have stood with the people of Yemen for years,
funding lawsuits to block deadly arms sales,
supporting journalists to get into the country
and expose this horror, and pressing governments
across the world to end their support for this
brutal war. Let's stand up once again and call
on Biden to revoke Trump's deadly decision, and
open up the real possibility of lasting peace in
Yemen.
With hope and
determination,
Luis, Will, Marta,
Patricia, Christoph, Diego and the Avaaz team
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