Yemen in crisis: urgent action needed for peace

Saferworld’s submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Yemen inquiry into the role of the UK government in the current conflict

Continuing UK support for the Saudi-led bombing and de-facto blockade of Yemen is helping to contribute to what is the most severe global humanitarian crisis in the world today. The UK’s support for this counterproductive military campaign is driven by its close relationship with Saudi Arabia, and betrays fundamental contradictions in UK foreign policy.

In this submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Yemen, Saferworld urges the UK government to take immediate steps to withdraw material and political support for Saudi Arabia’s bombardment of Yemen, investigate whether UK weapons were used in alleged war crimes and support international efforts to investigate war crimes in Yemen, and make genuine efforts to bring about a political solution to the conflict that is having a detrimental effect on the fragile country and its civilians.

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“The UK government is supplying Saudi Arabia’s participation in the conflict while asserting its support for UN efforts to bring an end to it; this stark contradiction raises the question of whether the UK government is prioritising its strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia over the worsening plight of the Yemeni population.”

Saferworld