Here's how you can help the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

As the U.S.-supported war continues, Yemen's health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse. Over half of the country's medical facilities are closed, and Yemeni families trying to travel to one of the remaining clinics must traverse checkpoints, landmines, and snipers just to reach a hospital.

Dear MoveOn member,

The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Yemen is shocking, and the need for aid to spare the lives of 14 million Yemeni citizens now facing famine becomes more desperate by the day.¹

To date, tens of thousands of people have been killed in the ongoing U.S.-backed war in Yemen, and 85,000 children under the age of five have died from starvation.^2,3 The magnitude of the crisis is staggering.

MoveOn is working every day to end U.S. military support for this moral atrocity—including pushing senators to take a historic vote last Thursday, a critical step toward addressing this crisis, on the same day warring parties agreed to a crucial ceasefire.⁴ But Yemenis can't wait that long for the much-needed humanitarian aid.

Doctors Without Borders has been on the ground in Yemen for years, providing critical support and medical care for millions of people who need it most.⁵ They are continuing to provide direct aid as the conflict rages on, and they need our help.

Can you make a tax-deductible donation now to Doctors Without Borders? 100% of your donation will go to their work helping the Yemeni people.

As the U.S.-supported war continues, Yemen's health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse. Over half of the country's medical facilities are closed, and Yemeni families trying to travel to one of the remaining clinics must traverse checkpoints, landmines, and snipers just to reach a hospital—and only those with enough funds to pay for medicine can even attempt the journey.⁶

To address this desperate need for medical aid, Doctors Without Borders has significantly expanded their work in Yemen and now operates 12 health centers and provides support to 20 more across the country.⁷

In 2018 alone, they sent nearly 850 tons of medical supplies and equipment to Yemen, and volunteer physicians from all over the world working with Doctors Without Borders are working in hospitals on the front lines of the war, treating hundreds of thousands of patients.⁸

This is lifesaving work, and no organization is better prepared to lead than Doctors Without Borders, which has been providing aid in war-torn countries for over 50 years.

Eddie, will you make a tax-deductible donation to Doctors Without Borders? Click here now.

In the past few years, MoveOn members have donated millions of dollars to provide much-needed assistance to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

We supported residents in Flint during the water crisis.

We supported immigrant families being separated on the border.

And we helped provide relief to the victims of the worst wildfire in California history.

Now, we have a chance to support an organization providing lifesaving relief in the world's worst humanitarian crisis.⁹

Will you join us and make a tax-deductible donation to Doctors Without Borders? Together, we can help save lives.

Thanks for all you do.

–Iram, Kate, Justin, Nick, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "14 million people in Yemen face 'imminent and great big famine,'" NBC News, October 24, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61628?t=5&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

2. "The Yemen war death toll is five times higher than we think – we can't shrug off our responsibilities any longer," The Independent, October 26, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61629?t=7&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

3. "85,000 children in Yemen have starved to death: Save the Children report," ABC News, November 22, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61621?t=9&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

4. "Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis' War Aims," The New York Times, December 13, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61622?t=11&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

5. "Yemen: Crisis Update December 2018," Doctors Without Borders, December 11, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61623?t=13&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

6. "Yemen," Doctors Without Borders, accessed December 16, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61626?t=15&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

7. "Yemen: Crisis Update December 2018," Doctors Without Borders, December 11, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61623?t=17&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

8. Ibid.

9. "Yemen," UN News, accessed December 16, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61625?t=19&akid=222519%2E10220574%2E5zSyQw

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