Escalation Of Violence In Yemen

EDM number 408 in 2014-15, proposed by Keith Vaz on 28/10/2014.
Categorised under the topics of International politics and government and Middle East.

That this House deplores the recent escalation of violence in Yemen, where 250 people have died in clashes over the last few days; acknowledges warnings from Yemen's ambassador to the UK, Abdullah al-Radhi, that the country is at risk of civil war; notes that local al-Qaeda groups have declared support for ISIL, whom the UK is currently targeting in Iraq; further notes Yemen's dangerous growth of Jihadist movements; and hopes that the international community will continue to remain focused on Yemen's growing aid and development needs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.