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The people of Yemen suffer man-made starvation. According to UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, 14 million people are now at risk of famine. Of a population of 29 million, more than 22 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, and nearly half of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition.

Red Sea ports, notably that of Hudaydah, have been subject to recurring blockades, searches, and restrictions by Saudi-led coalition forces. Hudaydah is by far the most important port in Yemen which prior to the war received 70-80% of imported food supplies.
   
Delays, fear of attacks, and general uncertainty have deterred many commercial vessels from docking in Hudaydah. The World Food Program (WFP) estimates that in November 2018 food shipments decreased by 50% as many commercial ships did not dock there due to fighting. At the port, vessels confront a lack of basic services: coalition airstrikes destroyed cranes used to lift containers off ships, and the severe fuel shortage results in delays to transport shipments within Yemen.  WFP, for example, currently holds 58,434 tonnes of cereals in silos in Hudaydah but is unable to access 51,000 tonnes of those stocks.

Delivery of humanitarian assistance has also been obstructed within the country by the de facto powers in Sanaa (the Ansarallah and allied forces) through excessive bureaucratic procedures, attempts to control the delivery of aid, interference as to who receives it, and toleration of bribery.

Coalition airstrikes have systematically targeted agricultural land, poultry farms, extension services, food processing plants, rural markets, fishing boats, and small ports. By the end of 2017 nearly every fish-offloading port on the Red Sea coast had been struck, 220 fishing boats destroyed, and 146 fishermen killed. Agricultural land and infrastructure have been heavily targeted. This has been devastating to Yemen, a country where before the war, 73% of the population relied on fishing and agriculture for their livelihoods.

Bearing in mind International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Article 54 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions that states:

1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited, and,
2. It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs, crops, livestock, drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works, for the specific purpose of denying them for their sustenance value to the civilian population or to the adverse Party, whatever the motive, whether in order to starve out civilians, to cause them to move away, or for any other motive,

and Article 70 of Protocol I Additional:

The Parties to the conflict and each High Contracting Party shall allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of all relief consignments, equipment and personnel provided in accordance with this Section, even if such assistance is destined for the civilian population of the adverse Party,

We demand:

1. An end to all delays and obstructions impeding delivery of humanitarian aid (both in-cash and in-kind), and a firm guarantee that ports will remain operational and free from attack;
2. An immediate end to military operations, especially targeting of essential food and agriculture infrastructure, including fishing vessels and markets;
3. Resumption of payment of salaries to government employees suspended for the last two years and support for the Yemeni Riyal through a professionally managed central bank;
4. Mobilization of funds for humanitarian assistance and recovery programmes to help Yemenis to rebuild their millennial systems of food production;
5. Support for efforts to build national dialogue and to formulate a peace agreement that respects Yemeni sovereignty.

We welcome the peace negotiations convened by UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths. These can only bear fruit if the causes of today’s imminent famine conditions are brought to an end.

To that end, we call upon members of the international community, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, Spain, Brazil, and Finland, to halt forthwith all arms sales to parties in this conflict.

We urge countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, and Sudan to terminate their military engagement and to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

In spite of the repeated calls by civil society organisations over the years of the war, the suffering in Yemen has grown. We hereby renew the call to the international community to halt the starvation of the Yemeni people.

Signatories:

1. Arab Network for Food Sovereignty – ANFS – Arab Region
2. Al Hekma Organization
3. Arab Group for the Protection of Nature – Jordan
4. Jordanian Women’s Union – Jordan
5. La Fédération Nationale Du Secteur Agricole (FNSA) - Morocco
6. Iraqi Society for Nutrition and Food Safety – Iraq
7. National Confederation of Traditional Fishing in Morocco (CNPAM) – Morocco
8. National Observatory of Participatory Citizenship -Tunis
9. Iraqi Association for the Defense of Consumer Rights- Iraq
10. Energy Conservation Society- Jordan
11. Coalition of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations – Lebanon
12. Al Nahda Rural Society - Palestine
13. National Palestinian Heritage Association – Lebanon
14. Reseau Maghrebin D'associations De Développement Local En Milieu Rural – Tunisia
15. Association Pour Le Développement Durable Médenine – Tunisia
16. Bethlehem Farmers Association – Palestine
17. Stop the Wall- Palestine
18. People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) - International
19. La Via Campesina – Global
20. Palestinian Agricultural Farmers’ Union – Palestine
21. Salam for Yemen – France
22. Al-Amal Association - Iraq
23. Al-Mashreq Institute for Geopolitics Studies - Jordan
24. Al-Mustaqbal Association - Yemen
25. Al-Sadakah Roma Capitale - Italy
26. Arab Commission for Human Rights - France
27. Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development - Mena
28. Arab Women Organization of Jordan - Jordan
29. Arcade - Senegal / Africa
30. Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Morocco
31. Association Youth for the “Right to Live” – Moldova
32. Badr Adduja – Jordan
33. Balkan Civil Society Development Network – Macedonia
34. Centre for Human Rights and Development – Mongolia
35. Centre for Research and Advocacy – Manipur
36. Centro Internazione Crocevia – Italy
37. Civil Society forum of Tonga - Tonga
38. Coalition for Grassroot People - Tanzania
39. Coalition of Civil Society - Lebanon
40. Cordillera Peoples Alliance - Philippines
41. Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) - Eastern and Southern Africa
42. Fian - Colombia
43. Fian - International
44. Food4humanity – Yemen
45. Food Sovereignty in Action – Europe
46. Forum of Tomorrow for Culture and Creativity - Yemen
47. Gasp Vimodrone - Italy
48. Human Environmental Association for Development - Lebanon
49. Human Life Foundation - Yemen
50. Human Unity Movement (HUM) - Pakistan
51. Improve Your Society Organization - Yemen
52. Indigenous Community - Cambodia
53. Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) - Indonesia
54. Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (IHU) - Brazil
55. International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation - Philippines
56. International Jurists Forum - Italy, Norway and Arab World
57. Iraqi Firdaws Society - Iraq
58. Iraqi Organization for Rehabilitating Society and Environment (IRAQIOFRSE) - Iraq
59. Jerusalem Forum - Jordan
60. Jordanian Women Association (JWA) -Jordan
61. Journalists Association and Creators - Yemen
62. Kuwaiti Social Work Association - Kuwait
63. La Casa Del Pan - Mexico
64. Labor's Union for Change and Construction - Yemen
65. Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre - Nigeria
66. Lebanese Communist Party - Lebanon
67. Maan Nartaqi - Yemen
68. Mobadron Foundation for Social Development - Yemen
69. Moroccan Forum of Environmental Initiatives - Morocco
70. Moubarak Establishment for Agriculture – Lebanon
71. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People – Niger – Ogoniland
72. Mtü Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies - Middle East
73. Musaala Organization for Human Rights - Yemen
74. Nataj Organization - Libya
75. National Organization for Humanitarian Action (NOHA) - Yemen
76. New Horizon Conference - Iran
77. Observatoire De La Souveraineté Alimentaire Et De L'environnement (OSAE) - Tunisia
78. Organización De Mujeres Campesinas E Indígenas Conamuri - Paraguay
79. Palestinian Forum for Immigration, Asylum and Return - Palestine
80. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) - Palestine
81. Pembaru - Indonesia
82. Progress for Development - Yemen
83. Relief and Development Peer Foundation (RDP) - Yemen
84. Roots for Equity - Pakistan
85. Sada Foundation (SFBD) - Yemen
86. Sanid Organization for Releif & Development - Yemen
87. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights - Yemen
88. Society for International Development (SID) - International
89. Soqotra Organization for Biodiversity and Sustainability (SOBS) - France
90. SOS Faim – Luxemburg
91. Sri Lanka Nature Group – Sri Lanka
92. Studies & Economic Media Center - Yemen
93. Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN) - Uganda
94. Syrian Women Organization - Syria
95. Tanzania Organization for Agricultural Development (TOFAD) - Tanzania
96. The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. - Florida
97. Together to Protect Human & Environment Association - Iraq
98. Transnational Institute - Global
99. Tunisian League for Human Rights - Tunisia
100. UAF - Morocco
101. Union of Agricultural Work Committees - Palestine
102. Unionists Against War - Canada
103. Unissons-Nous Pour La Promotion des Batwa (UNIPROBA) - Burundi / Africa
104. Welfare Togo - Togo
105. Wogood for Human Security - Yemen
106. Women Cultural and Social Society - Kuwait
107. Women for Palestine – Lebanon
108. World Peace Foundation – USA
109. Yemen International Trade Union Confederation – Africa
110. Yemen Organization for Women's Policies - Yemen and Netherlands
111. Yemen Social and Solidarity Economy Centre (YESSEC) – France
112. YLRD Foundation - Yemen
113. Youth Spirit Foundation for Human and Community Development (YSFHCD) - Yemen
114. YWCA - Jordan
115. Zambia Social Forum - ZAMSOF – Zambia
116. Alliance Internationale Pour La Défense Des Droits et Des Libertés AIDL- France
117. The National Institution of Social Care and Vocational Training ( Beit Atfal Assumoud)- Lebanon
118. Baltimore Peace Action – USA
119. Just Foreign Policy - USA


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Appel à la solidarité internationale : Arrêtez d'affamer le Yémen

Le peuple yéménite souffre de la famine causée par l'homme. Selon Mark Lowcock, sous-secrétaire général de l'ONU aux affaires humanitaires, 14 millions de personnes risquent aujourd'hui la famine. Sur une population de 29 millions d'habitants, plus de 22 millions ont besoin d'aide humanitaire et près de la moitié des enfants demoins de cinq ans souffrent de malnutrition chronique.

Les ports de la mer Rouge, notamment celui de Hudaydah, ont fait l'objet de blocus, de fouilles et de restrictions récurrents de la part des forces de la coalition saoudienne. Hudaydah est de loin le port le plus important du Yémen qui, avant la guerre, recevait 70 à 80 % des approvisionnements alimentaires importés.
   
Les retards, la peur des attaques et l'incertitude générale ont dissuadé de nombreux navires commerciaux d'accoster à Hudaydah. Le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) estime qu'en novembre 2018, les expéditions de vivres ont diminué de 50 %, car de nombreux navires commerciaux n'y ont pas accosté en raison des combats. Au port, les navires sont confrontés à un manque de services de base : les frappes aériennes de la coalition ont détruit les grues utilisées pour soulever les conteneurs des navires, et la grave pénurie de carburant entraîne des retards dans le transport des cargaisons au Yémen.  Le PAM, par exemple, détient actuellement 58 434 tonnes de céréales dans des silos à Hudaydah, mais n'a pas accès à 51 000 tonnes de ces stocks.

L'acheminement de l'aide humanitaire a également été entravé à l'intérieur du pays par les puissances de facto de Sanaa (l'Ansarallah et les forces alliées) en raison de procédures bureaucratiques excessives, de tentatives de contrôle de l'acheminement de l'aide, d'ingérence quant aux destinataires et de tolérance de la corruption.

Les frappes aériennes de la coalition ont systématiquement ciblé les terres agricoles, les fermes avicoles, les services de vulgarisation, les usines de transformation alimentaire, les marchés ruraux, les bateaux de pêche et les petits ports. Fin 2017, presque tous les ports de débarquement de poisson de la côte de la mer Rouge avaient été touchés, 220 bateaux de pêche détruits et 146 pêcheurs tués. Les terres et les infrastructures agricoles ont été fortement ciblées. Cette situation a été dévastatrice pour le Yémen, un pays où, avant la guerre, 73 % de la population dépendait de la pêche et de l'agriculture pour sa subsistance.

Ayant à l'esprit le droit international humanitaire (DIH) et l'article 54 du Protocole additionnel I aux Conventions de Genève, qui stipule que :

La famine des civils en tant que méthode de guerre est interdite, et,
Il est interdit d'attaquer, de détruire, d'enlever ou de rendre inutilisables des biens indispensables à la survie de la population civile, tels que les denrées alimentaires, les zones agricoles destinées à la production de denrées alimentaires, les cultures, le bétail, les installations et approvisionnements en eau potable et les ouvrages d'irrigation, dans le but précis de les refuser à la population civile ou à la Partie adverse, pour leur valeur alimentaire, quelle que soit leur motivation, pour l'affamer ou pour un autre motif, afin de provoquer son déplacement ou de l'éloigner,

et l'article 70 du Protocole additionnel I :

Les Parties au conflit et chaque Haute Partie contractante autoriseront et faciliteront le passage rapide et sans entrave de tous les envois, équipements et personnels de secours fournis conformément à la présente Section, même si cette assistance est destinée à la population civile de la Partie adverse,

Nous exigeons :

1- La fin de tous les retards et obstacles à l'acheminement de l'aide humanitaire (en espèces et en nature) et une garantie ferme que les ports resteront opérationnels et libres de toute attaque ;
2- La fin immédiate des opérations militaires, en particulier le ciblage de l'infrastructure alimentaire et agricole essentielle, y compris les navires de pêche et les marchés ;
3- Reprise du paiement des salaires des fonctionnaires suspendus depuis deux ans et soutien au Riyal yéménite par l'intermédiaire d'une banque centrale gérée de manière professionnelle ;
4- Mobilisation de fonds pour des programmes d'aide humanitaire et de relèvement afin d'aider les Yéménites à reconstruire leur système millénaire de production alimentaire ;
5- Appui aux efforts visant à instaurer un dialogue national et à formuler un accord de paix qui respecte la souveraineté du Yémen.

Nous nous félicitons des négociations de paix convoquées par l'envoyé de l'ONU au Yémen, Martin Griffiths. Celles-ci ne peuvent porter leurs fruits que si les causes de la famine imminente d'aujourd'hui sont éliminées.

cette fin, nous appelons les membres de la communauté internationale, en particulier les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la France, le Canada, l'Australie, l'Espagne, le Brésil et la Finlande, à cesser immédiatement toute vente d'armes aux parties à ce conflit.

Nous exhortons les pays, notamment l'Arabie saoudite, les Émirats arabes unis, le Koweït, Bahreïn, la Jordanie, le Maroc, l'Égypte et le Soudan à mettre fin à leur engagement militaire et à contribuer à un règlement pacifique du conflit.

Malgré les appels répétés des organisations de la société civile au cours des années de guerre, les souffrances au Yémen se sont accrues. Nous renouvelons ici notre appel à la communauté internationale pour qu'elle mette un terme à la famine du peuple yéménite.

Signataires:
                                                                                                                                                                                   
1. Arab Network for Food Sovereignty – ANFS – Arab Region
2. Al Hekma Organization
3. Arab Group for the Protection of Nature – Jordan
4. Jordanian Women’s Union – Jordan
5. La Fédération Nationale Du Secteur Agricole (FNSA) - Morocco
6. Iraqi Society for Nutrition and Food Safety – Iraq
7. National Confederation of Traditional Fishing in Morocco (CNPAM) – Morocco
8. National Observatory of Participatory Citizenship -Tunis
9. Iraqi Association for the Defense of Consumer Rights- Iraq
10. Energy Conservation Society- Jordan
11. Coalition of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations – Lebanon
12. Al Nahda Rural Society - Palestine
13. National Palestinian Heritage Association – Lebanon
14. Reseau Maghrebin D'associations De Développement Local En Milieu Rural – Tunisia
15. Association Pour Le Développement Durable Médenine – Tunisia
16. Bethlehem Farmers Association – Palestine
17. Stop the Wall- Palestine
18. People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) - International
19. La Via Campesina – Global
20. Palestinian Agricultural Farmers’ Union – Palestine
21. Salam for Yemen – France
22. Al-Amal Association - Iraq
23. Al-Mashreq Institute for Geopolitics Studies - Jordan
24. Al-Mustaqbal Association - Yemen
25. Al-Sadakah Roma Capitale - Italy
26. Arab Commission for Human Rights - France
27. Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development - Mena
28. Arab Women Organization of Jordan - Jordan
29. Arcade - Senegal / Africa
30. Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Morocco
31. Association Youth for the “Right to Live” – Moldova
32. Badr Adduja – Jordan
33. Balkan Civil Society Development Network – Macedonia
34. Centre for Human Rights and Development – Mongolia
35. Centre for Research and Advocacy – Manipur
36. Centro Internazione Crocevia – Italy
37. Civil Society forum of Tonga - Tonga
38. Coalition for Grassroot People - Tanzania
39. Coalition of Civil Society - Lebanon
40. Cordillera Peoples Alliance - Philippines
41. Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) - Eastern and Southern Africa
42. Fian - Colombia
43. Fian - International
44. Food4humanity – Yemen
45. Food Sovereignty in Action – Europe
46. Forum of Tomorrow for Culture and Creativity - Yemen
47. Gasp Vimodrone - Italy
48. Human Environmental Association for Development - Lebanon
49. Human Life Foundation - Yemen
50. Human Unity Movement (HUM) - Pakistan
51. Improve Your Society Organization - Yemen
52. Indigenous Community - Cambodia
53. Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) - Indonesia
54. Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (IHU) - Brazil
55. International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation - Philippines
56. International Jurists Forum - Italy, Norway and Arab World
57. Iraqi Firdaws Society - Iraq
58. Iraqi Organization for Rehabilitating Society and Environment (IRAQIOFRSE) - Iraq
59. Jerusalem Forum - Jordan
60. Jordanian Women Association (JWA) -Jordan
61. Journalists Association and Creators - Yemen
62. Kuwaiti Social Work Association - Kuwait
63. La Casa Del Pan - Mexico
64. Labor's Union for Change and Construction - Yemen
65. Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre - Nigeria
66. Lebanese Communist Party - Lebanon
67. Maan Nartaqi - Yemen
68. Mobadron Foundation for Social Development - Yemen
69. Moroccan Forum of Environmental Initiatives - Morocco
70. Moubarak Establishment for Agriculture – Lebanon
71. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People – Niger – Ogoniland
72. Mtü Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies - Middle East
73. Musaala Organization for Human Rights - Yemen
74. Nataj Organization - Libya
75. National Organization for Humanitarian Action (NOHA) - Yemen
76. New Horizon Conference - Iran
77. Observatoire De La Souveraineté Alimentaire Et De L'environnement (OSAE) - Tunisia
78. Organización De Mujeres Campesinas E Indígenas Conamuri - Paraguay
79. Palestinian Forum for Immigration, Asylum and Return - Palestine
80. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) - Palestine
81. Pembaru - Indonesia
82. Progress for Development - Yemen
83. Relief and Development Peer Foundation (RDP) - Yemen
84. Roots for Equity - Pakistan
85. Sada Foundation (SFBD) - Yemen
86. Sanid Organization for Releif & Development - Yemen
87. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights - Yemen
88. Society for International Development (SID) - International
89. Soqotra Organization for Biodiversity and Sustainability (SOBS) - France
90. SOS Faim – Luxemburg
91. Sri Lanka Nature Group – Sri Lanka
92. Studies & Economic Media Center - Yemen
93. Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN) - Uganda
94. Syrian Women Organization - Syria
95. Tanzania Organization for Agricultural Development (TOFAD) - Tanzania
96. The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. - Florida
97. Together to Protect Human & Environment Association - Iraq
98. Transnational Institute - Global
99. Tunisian League for Human Rights - Tunisia
100. UAF - Morocco
101. Union of Agricultural Work Committees - Palestine
102. Unionists Against War - Canada
103. Unissons-Nous Pour La Promotion des Batwa (UNIPROBA) - Burundi / Africa
104. Welfare Togo - Togo
105. Wogood for Human Security - Yemen
106. Women Cultural and Social Society - Kuwait
107. Women for Palestine – Lebanon
108. World Peace Foundation – USA
109. Yemen International Trade Union Confederation – Africa
110. Yemen Organization for Women's Policies - Yemen and Netherlands
111. Yemen Social and Solidarity Economy Centre (YESSEC) – France
112. YLRD Foundation - Yemen
113. Youth Spirit Foundation for Human and Community Development (YSFHCD) - Yemen
114. YWCA - Jordan
115. Zambia Social Forum - ZAMSOF – Zambia
116. Alliance Internationale Pour La Défense Des Droits et Des Libertés AIDL- France
117. The National Institution of Social Care and Vocational Training ( Beit Atfal Assumoud)- Lebanon
118. Baltimore Peace Action – USA
119. Just Foreign Policy - USA




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Llamamiento de Solidaridad Internacional: Deja de matar de hambre a Yemen

El pueblo de Yemen sufre la inanición provocada por el hombre. Según el Secretario General Adjunto de Asuntos Humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas, Mark Lowcock, 14 millones de personas corren peligro de hambruna. De una población de 29 millones de habitantes, más de 22 millones necesitan asistencia humanitaria, y casi la mitad de los niñosmenores de cinco años sufren desnutrición crónica.

Los puertos del Mar Rojo, en particular el de Hudaydah, han sido objeto de bloqueos, registros y restricciones recurrentes por parte de las fuerzas de la coalición lideradas por Arabia Saudí. Hudaydah es, con mucho, el puerto más importante de Yemen, que antes de la guerra recibía entre el 70 y el 80% de los suministros alimentarios importados.
   
Los retrasos, el miedo a los ataques y la incertidumbre general han disuadido a muchos buques comerciales de atracar en Hudaydah. El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) estima que en noviembre de 2018 los envíos de alimentos disminuyeron en un 50%, ya que muchos barcos comerciales no atracaron allí debido a los combates. En el puerto, los buques se enfrentan a una falta de servicios básicos: los ataques aéreos de la coalición destruyeron las grúas utilizadas para levantar contenedores de los buques, y la grave escasez de combustible provoca retrasos en el transporte de los envíos dentro del Yemen.  El PMA, por ejemplo, posee actualmente 58.434 toneladas de cereales en silos en Hudaydah, pero no tiene acceso a 51.000 toneladas de esas existencias.

La prestación de asistencia humanitaria también se ha visto obstaculizada en el país por las potencias de facto de Sanaa (el Ansarallah y las fuerzas aliadas) mediante procedimientos burocráticos excesivos, intentos de controlar la entrega de la ayuda, injerencia en cuanto a quién la recibe y tolerancia del soborno.

Los ataques aéreos de la coalición se han dirigido sistemáticamente a las tierras agrícolas, las granjas avícolas, los servicios de extensión, las plantas de procesamiento de alimentos, los mercados rurales, los barcos pesqueros y los pequeños puertos. A finales de 2017, casi todos los puertos de descarga de pescado de la costa del Mar Rojo habían sido atacados, 220 barcos pesqueros destruidos y 146 pescadores asesinados. Las tierras agrícolas y la infraestructura han sido objeto de fuertes ataques. Esto ha sido devastador para Yemen, un país donde antes de la guerra, el 73% de la población dependía de la pesca y la agricultura para su sustento.

Teniendo en cuenta el Derecho Internacional Humanitario (DIH) y el artículo 54 del Protocolo Adicional I a los Convenios de Ginebra que establece:

1. La  inanición de civiles como método de guerra está prohibida, y,
2. Queda prohibido atacar, destruir, retirar o inutilizar objetos indispensables para la supervivencia de la población civil, tales como alimentos, zonas agrícolas para la producción de alimentos, cultivos, ganado, instalaciones y suministros de agua potable y obras de irrigación, con el propósito específico de denegarlos por su valor para el sustento de la población civil o de la Parte adversa, sea cual fuere el motivo, ya sea para privar de alimento a la población civil, para hacerla huir, o por cualquier otro motivo,

y el artículo 70 del Protocolo I adicional:

Las Partes en conflicto y cada una de las Altas Partes Contratantes permitirán y facilitarán el paso rápido y sin trabas de todos los envíos de socorro, equipo y personal suministrados de conformidad con la presente Sección, aun cuando dicha asistencia esté destinada a la población civil de la Parte adversa,

Exigimos:

1- Poner fin a todos los retrasos y obstáculos que impiden la entrega de la ayuda humanitaria (tanto en efectivo como en especie), y una garantía firme de que los puertos seguirán siendo operativos y libres de ataques;
2- El cese inmediato de las operaciones militares, especialmente en lo que respecta a la infraestructura alimentaria y agrícola esencial, incluidos los buques pesqueros y los mercados;
3- Reanudación del pago de salarios a los empleados del gobierno suspendidos durante los dos últimos años y apoyo al Riyal yemení a través de un banco central gestionado por profesionales;
4- Movilización de fondos para programas de asistencia humanitaria y recuperación a fin de ayudar a los yemenitas a reconstruir sus sistemas milenarios de producción de alimentos;
5- Apoyo a los esfuerzos para construir el diálogo nacional y formular un acuerdo de paz que respete la soberanía yemení.

Acogemos con satisfacción las negociaciones de paz convocadas por el enviado de las Naciones Unidas a Yemen, Martin Griffiths. Estos sólo pueden dar fruto si se ponen fin a las causas de las inminentes condiciones de hambruna actuales.

Con ese fin, hacemos un llamamiento a los miembros de la comunidad internacional, en particular a los Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido, Francia, el Canadá, Australia, España, el Brasil y Finlandia, para que pongan fin de inmediato a todas las ventas de armas a las partes en este conflicto.

Instamos a los países, incluyendo Arabia Saudita, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait, Bahrein, Jordania, Marruecos, Egipto y Sudán, a que pongan fin a su compromiso militar y contribuyan a una solución pacífica del conflicto.

A pesar de los repetidos llamamientos de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil a lo largo de los años de la guerra, el sufrimiento en Yemen ha aumentado. Por la presente renovamos el llamamiento a la comunidad internacional para que
ponga fin a la hambruna del pueblo yemenita.


Signatarios:
                                                                                                                                                                                    :
1. Arab Network for Food Sovereignty – ANFS – Arab Region
2. Al Hekma Organization
3. Arab Group for the Protection of Nature – Jordan
4. Jordanian Women’s Union – Jordan
5. La Fédération Nationale Du Secteur Agricole (FNSA) - Morocco
6. Iraqi Society for Nutrition and Food Safety – Iraq
7. National Confederation of Traditional Fishing in Morocco (CNPAM) – Morocco
8. National Observatory of Participatory Citizenship -Tunis
9. Iraqi Association for the Defense of Consumer Rights- Iraq
10. Energy Conservation Society- Jordan
11. Coalition of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations – Lebanon
12. Al Nahda Rural Society - Palestine
13. National Palestinian Heritage Association – Lebanon
14. Reseau Maghrebin D'associations De Développement Local En Milieu Rural – Tunisia
15. Association Pour Le Développement Durable Médenine – Tunisia
16. Bethlehem Farmers Association – Palestine
17. Stop the Wall- Palestine
18. People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) - International
19. La Via Campesina – Global
20. Palestinian Agricultural Farmers’ Union – Palestine
21. Salam for Yemen – France
22. Al-Amal Association - Iraq
23. Al-Mashreq Institute for Geopolitics Studies - Jordan
24. Al-Mustaqbal Association - Yemen
25. Al-Sadakah Roma Capitale - Italy
26. Arab Commission for Human Rights - France
27. Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development - Mena
28. Arab Women Organization of Jordan - Jordan
29. Arcade - Senegal / Africa
30. Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Morocco
31. Association Youth for the “Right to Live” – Moldova
32. Badr Adduja – Jordan
33. Balkan Civil Society Development Network – Macedonia
34. Centre for Human Rights and Development – Mongolia
35. Centre for Research and Advocacy – Manipur
36. Centro Internazione Crocevia – Italy
37. Civil Society forum of Tonga - Tonga
38. Coalition for Grassroot People - Tanzania
39. Coalition of Civil Society - Lebanon
40. Cordillera Peoples Alliance - Philippines
41. Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) - Eastern and Southern Africa
42. Fian - Colombia
43. Fian - International
44. Food4humanity – Yemen
45. Food Sovereignty in Action – Europe
46. Forum of Tomorrow for Culture and Creativity - Yemen
47. Gasp Vimodrone - Italy
48. Human Environmental Association for Development - Lebanon
49. Human Life Foundation - Yemen
50. Human Unity Movement (HUM) - Pakistan
51. Improve Your Society Organization - Yemen
52. Indigenous Community - Cambodia
53. Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) - Indonesia
54. Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (IHU) - Brazil
55. International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation - Philippines
56. International Jurists Forum - Italy, Norway and Arab World
57. Iraqi Firdaws Society - Iraq
58. Iraqi Organization for Rehabilitating Society and Environment (IRAQIOFRSE) - Iraq
59. Jerusalem Forum - Jordan
60. Jordanian Women Association (JWA) -Jordan
61. Journalists Association and Creators - Yemen
62. Kuwaiti Social Work Association - Kuwait
63. La Casa Del Pan - Mexico
64. Labor's Union for Change and Construction - Yemen
65. Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre - Nigeria
66. Lebanese Communist Party - Lebanon
67. Maan Nartaqi - Yemen
68. Mobadron Foundation for Social Development - Yemen
69. Moroccan Forum of Environmental Initiatives - Morocco
70. Moubarak Establishment for Agriculture – Lebanon
71. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People – Niger – Ogoniland
72. Mtü Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies - Middle East
73. Musaala Organization for Human Rights - Yemen
74. Nataj Organization - Libya
75. National Organization for Humanitarian Action (NOHA) - Yemen
76. New Horizon Conference - Iran
77. Observatoire De La Souveraineté Alimentaire Et De L'environnement (OSAE) - Tunisia
78. Organización De Mujeres Campesinas E Indígenas Conamuri - Paraguay
79. Palestinian Forum for Immigration, Asylum and Return - Palestine
80. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) - Palestine
81. Pembaru - Indonesia
82. Progress for Development - Yemen
83. Relief and Development Peer Foundation (RDP) - Yemen
84. Roots for Equity - Pakistan
85. Sada Foundation (SFBD) - Yemen
86. Sanid Organization for Releif & Development - Yemen
87. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights - Yemen
88. Society for International Development (SID) - International
89. Soqotra Organization for Biodiversity and Sustainability (SOBS) - France
90. SOS Faim – Luxemburg
91. Sri Lanka Nature Group – Sri Lanka
92. Studies & Economic Media Center - Yemen
93. Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN) - Uganda
94. Syrian Women Organization - Syria
95. Tanzania Organization for Agricultural Development (TOFAD) - Tanzania
96. The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. - Florida
97. Together to Protect Human & Environment Association - Iraq
98. Transnational Institute - Global
99. Tunisian League for Human Rights - Tunisia
100. UAF - Morocco
101. Union of Agricultural Work Committees - Palestine
102. Unionists Against War - Canada
103. Unissons-Nous Pour La Promotion des Batwa (UNIPROBA) - Burundi / Africa
104. Welfare Togo - Togo
105. Wogood for Human Security - Yemen
106. Women Cultural and Social Society - Kuwait
107. Women for Palestine – Lebanon
108. World Peace Foundation – USA
109. Yemen International Trade Union Confederation – Africa
110. Yemen Organization for Women's Policies - Yemen and Netherlands
111. Yemen Social and Solidarity Economy Centre (YESSEC) – France
112. YLRD Foundation - Yemen
113. Youth Spirit Foundation for Human and Community Development (YSFHCD) - Yemen
114. YWCA - Jordan
115. Zambia Social Forum - ZAMSOF – Zambia
116. Alliance Internationale Pour La Défense Des Droits et Des Libertés AIDL- France
117. The National Institution of Social Care and Vocational Training ( Beit Atfal Assumoud)- Lebanon
118. Baltimore Peace Action – USA
119. Just Foreign Policy - USA