Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis

EDM number 160 in 2017-19, proposed by Keith Vaz on 11/07/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Health services, International development, Middle East, Military operations and Water.

That this House recognises the humanitarian catastrophe that is occurring in Yemen two years after the outbreak of civil war; notes that since the conflicts beginning over 10,000 civilians have died and 14 million do not have access to any healthcare; further notes that Yemen is faced with the worst cholera crisis in the world with over 300,000 people affected and over 2,000 deaths in 23 of Yemen's 24 provinces; commends the brave work carried out on the ground by organisations such as Medicines Sans Frontiers and Islamic Relief; and calls on the Government to take urgent action in Yemen to address the spread of cholera and work towards achieving a ceasefire with a UN resolution.

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