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11 August 2015 As Yemen plunges deeper into conflict, which has left millions in need of humanitarian aid and wrecked healthcare systems, the country now finds itself in the midst of a major food crisis, a United Nations expert said today as she expressed concern over possibly deliberate starvation of civilians.
As the conflict continues to escalate, over 12.9 million people in Yemen are now surviving without adequate access to basic food supplies, including six million who are deemed severely food insecure, warned Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, in a press release issued earlier this morning.
The situation facing children in the country is particularly alarming, she stressed, with reports suggesting that 850,000 of them face acute malnutrition a figure that is expected to rise to 1.2 million over the coming weeks, if the conflict persists as its present level.
Sieges in a number of governorates, including Aden, Al Dhali, Lahj and Taiz, have been preventing staple food items, such as wheat, from reaching the civilian population, while airstrikes have reportedly targeted local markets and trucks laden with food items.
The deliberate starvation of civilians in both international and internal armed conflict may constitute a war crime, and could also constitute a crime against humanity in the event of deliberate denial of food and also the deprivation of food sources or supplies, Ms. Elver continued. The right to food does not cease in times of conflict, indeed it becomes more crucial as a result of the acute vulnerabilities in which individuals find themselves....
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djean111
(14,255 posts)or water, and depriving them of food or water to make a point or make a profit is admirable to them. Just regrettable if someone take a picture of it. Death and/or misery is merely unfortunate (because of the publicity) collateral damage.
think
(11,641 posts)This could be a situation where catastrophic war crimes are being committed and should be treated as such.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Saudi is waging a war against Yemen. Third Way's fault...must be Hillary behind this!?
djean111
(14,255 posts)I am saying it is not just the Saudis who use access to food and water as weapons or profits.
If I had said Third Way in the primaries forum, you may have had a point.
Defensive, much?
think
(11,641 posts)By Peter BillerbeckEmail AuthorPublished January 26, 2015
As the U.S. pulls more staff from the embassy in Sana'a and navigates a complicated political landscape, Third Way urges:
The U.S. to call on all parties to refrain from violence and emphasize support for a reconstituted Yemeni state, with adequate representation for all groups.
A
new, representative Yemeni government that affords opportunity for representation consistent with the outcomes of Yemen's National Dialogue process.
Reconstitution of a functioning Yemeni government critical to joint US-Yemeni counterterrorism efforts against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsulaespecially given AQAP links to recent terrorist attacks in France.
U.S. counterterrorism efforts continue to the fullest extent possible, sharing information and coordinating with Yemenis when in U.S. interests.
http://www.thirdway.org/third-way-take/the-situation-in-yemen
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)As the U.S. pulls more staff from the embassy in Sana'a and navigates a complicated political landscape, Third Way urges:
The U.S. to call on all parties to refrain from violence and emphasize support for a reconstituted Yemeni state, with adequate representation for all groups.
A new, representative Yemeni government that affords opportunity for representation consistent with the outcomes of Yemen's National Dialogue process.
Reconstitution of a functioning Yemeni government critical to joint US-Yemeni counterterrorism efforts against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsulaespecially given AQAP links to recent terrorist attacks in France.
U.S. counterterrorism efforts continue to the fullest extent possible, sharing information and coordinating with Yemenis when in U.S. interests. (your little snippet)
............
The horror, the horror...of.....what?
think
(11,641 posts)the same as leaving the rest out. The definition of counter terrorism states that it can include political and/or military action.
On one hand they denounce violence and on the other they say counter-terrorism efforts should continue to the fullest extent.
Stating counter terrorism should be pursued to the fullest extent would certainly include military action. Would it not?
Is that not a nuanced response by Third Way?
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)see we in the United States don't have it bad. Look at Yemin. The children of the United States are not starving.
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