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Amnesty International criticized the US’s decision to cut foreign aid funding to Yemen on Thursday, highlighting the impact the funding cuts have had on the country’s human rights crisis.
As the group reports, aid workers suggested that the aid cuts have exacerbated the country’s human rights situation, and “led to the shut-down of lifesaving assistance and protection services,” which helped children, mothers, and survivors of gender-based violence. Amnesty’s Yemen Researcher, Diala Haider, called the move “abrupt and irresponsible.”
According to OCHA, approximately 2.3 million Yemenis children are facing malnutrition due to the lack of life-saving supplies. Human rights organizations operating in Yemen told Amnesty International that the cuts have “undermined their efforts to pursue justice and accountability in Yemen”. They expressed feeling as if the “international community” has “abandoned” them.
The organization expressed that the US’s decision to designate the Houthi rebel group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) has “further compounded the humanitarian situation,” as there are now legal repercussions for NGO’s providing aid to any Houthi territories, even if that aid is for children. US law outlines, “It is unlawful for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide ‘material support or resources’ to a designated FTO.”
Haidar says that:
Earlier this year, the US made executive orders that overhauled USAID, impacting many countries and NGOs reliant on US-funded aid. The State Department has cancelled contracts estimating $67 million for Yemen. In early March, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator highlighted that aid predominantly assists women and girls, and that “9.6 million” girls and women are impacted by the crisis. He warned, “As your funding for Yemen evaporates, the numbers in my next briefings will be worse.”
Amnesty International called on the US to resume aid funding to programs immediately, and called on the international community and doner states to “act urgently to uphold their human rights obligations” to the region through funding and assistance.
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As the group reports, aid workers suggested that the aid cuts have exacerbated the country’s human rights situation, and “led to the shut-down of lifesaving assistance and protection services,” which helped children, mothers, and survivors of gender-based violence. Amnesty’s Yemen Researcher, Diala Haider, called the move “abrupt and irresponsible.”
According to OCHA, approximately 2.3 million Yemenis children are facing malnutrition due to the lack of life-saving supplies. Human rights organizations operating in Yemen told Amnesty International that the cuts have “undermined their efforts to pursue justice and accountability in Yemen”. They expressed feeling as if the “international community” has “abandoned” them.
The organization expressed that the US’s decision to designate the Houthi rebel group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) has “further compounded the humanitarian situation,” as there are now legal repercussions for NGO’s providing aid to any Houthi territories, even if that aid is for children. US law outlines, “It is unlawful for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide ‘material support or resources’ to a designated FTO.”
Haidar says that:
Human rights organization, DAWN, similarly described the move as a “massive blow” to Yemenis who have been trying to survive the severe humanitarian situation. It added that the response and aid was already underfunded prior to the USAID cuts. Further, DAWN highlighted that USAID has been integral to Yemen, especially in “funding UN agencies and other international NGOs” which provide assistance.
Earlier this year, the US made executive orders that overhauled USAID, impacting many countries and NGOs reliant on US-funded aid. The State Department has cancelled contracts estimating $67 million for Yemen. In early March, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator highlighted that aid predominantly assists women and girls, and that “9.6 million” girls and women are impacted by the crisis. He warned, “As your funding for Yemen evaporates, the numbers in my next briefings will be worse.”
Amnesty International called on the US to resume aid funding to programs immediately, and called on the international community and doner states to “act urgently to uphold their human rights obligations” to the region through funding and assistance.
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