e-1201 (Republic of Yemen)

Petition to the Government of Canada

• The citizens of the Republic of Yemen are suffering from a series of humanitarian disasters, triggered by a violent war that began in 2015. The loss of life, health, and safety is heart-breaking. The situation has been called "Syria without the cameras.";
• Over 10,000 civilians have been killed;
• Over 42,000 have been injured;
• Over 3 million people have been internally displaced;
• Over 14 million people are facing famine and malnutrition;
• The country is being bombed by a Saudi Arabia-lead Arab coalition, which has routinely struck civilian targets; striking hospitals (such as the Haydan Hospital on October 26, 2015, the Shiara Hospital on January 10, 2016, and the Abs hospital on August 15, 2016), a funeral (on October 8, 2016, killing over 140 people), and a school (on April 7, 2015, injuring children);
• Over 400,000 people are suffering from cholera, a treatable disease. It is the worst cholera outbreak on record; and
• Meanwhile, the Saudi-lead coalition is imposing an effective blockade on the country, with life-saving supplies of food, medication and fuel often delayed for months. United Nations aid workers were prevented from entering Yemen on July 18, 2017.