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US Responds to UN Appeal with Food for 100,000 Saada Refugees

Filed under: Donors, UN, Saada War, USA — by Jane Novak at 3:19 pm on Sunday, August 30, 2009

Its good (although costly) that they are actually shipping food, instead of just giving money. Also the statement asks the Yemeni government to minimize civilians casualties, but its hard to do when the Yemeni military is bombing cities. Also the US is asking for the safe corridor for humanitarian supplies. Doesn’t seem like a lot to ask, when estimates are 150,000 civilians are at extreme risk. The Yemeni government formed a committee to think about it. The following is from the Embassy website:

U.S. provides $2.5 million in food aid for displaced people in Sa’ada, August 30, 2009

In response to the urgent humanitarian needs of the civilian population in Sa’ada governorate as a result of the resumption of military conflict, the United States of America, through USAID and its Food for Peace program, is pleased to announce a contribution of over $2.5 million to the World Food Program.

This contribution includes 3,440 metric tons of wheat and 460 metric tons of beans – enough to feed 100,000 people for two and one-half months. The first shipment of wheat is expected to arrive in the near future.

While the United States recognizes the responsibility of the Government of Yemen to defend its national territory against armed rebellion, this responsibility must be exercised in a manner that minimizes risk to the non-combatant civilian population.

The United States calls on both parties to the conflict to ensure the security of international relief workers in the region, and the safe passage of emergency relief supplies to camps housing internally displaced persons.

الولايات المتحدة تقدم مساعدات غذائية بقيمة 2.5 مليون للنازحين في صعدة

يسر حكومة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ومن خلال الوكالة الأمريكية للتنمية الدولية وبرنامج الغذاء من أجل السلام التابع للوكالة الأمريكية أن تعلن عن تقديمها مساعدات غذائية تقدر بأكثر من مليونين ونصف المليون دولار (2.5$ مليون)، وذلك إستجابةً للإحتياجات الإنسانية الملحة للمدنيين في محافظة صعدة جراء تجدد الصراع العسكري هناك. وسيقوم برنامج الغذاء العالمي بتوزيع هذه المساعدات. وتشمل هذه المساعدات 3,440 طن متري من القمح و460 طن متري من الفاصوليا والتي تكفي لإطعام 100,000 نازح لمدة شهرين ونصف. ويتوقع وصول أول شحنة من القمح إلى اليمن في المستقبل القريب. وفي الوقت الذي تقر فيه الولايات المتحدة بمسؤولية الحكومة اليمنية في حفظ السلام الوطني، فإنها تحث الحكومة اليمنية على القيام بهذه المسؤولية بطريقةٍ من شأنها تقليل المخاطر على المدنين غير المقاتلين. كما تجدد الولايات المتحدة دعوتها لطرفي النزاع ضمان أمن عمال الإغاثة المحليين والدوليين في المنطقة، وكذا تأمين العبور الآمن لإمدادات الإغاثة الطارئة إلى المخيمات التي تأوي النازحين.

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Comment by Al Zaidi

8/31/2009 @ 11:32 am

I hope houthis gain a little wisdom, mature, and stop shouting death to america. can’t they shoute “death to bush” or “death to american imperialism in all its forms”!lol. also death to israel needs to stop, they can replace it with “death to zionisem”. I would like them to shoute instead “death to Abdula Saleh” and “death to Wahabisem and salafisem”. “death to al qaeda” would be good as well.

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Comment by Jane Novak

8/31/2009 @ 5:10 pm

yes the Houthis explain it has a nuanced meaning and they really have no animosity toward the US people, but I think that subtlety might be lost on the teens that are chanting it…

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