Famine in Yemen

Quaker Lobby Hosts New Yemen Film Screening and Panel

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) will host a special screening and panel discussion of the new film, HUNGER WARD.

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  • The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) will host a special screening and panel discussion of the new film, HUNGER WARD.
  • FCNL teamed up with Academy Award-nominated director Skye Fitzgerald and Spin Film for this special screening.
  • HUNGER WARD provides an unflinching look at the famine in Yemen.
  • Following the film, FCNL General Secretary Diane Randall will moderate a panel discussion centered on the U.S. role in the crisis and what the Biden administration must do to end the Yemen war.

FCNL Welcomes Calls to Restore Humanitarian Aid to Yemen

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Continued humanitarian work in Yemen is critical, with 4 million displaced and more than 24 million in need of daily aid to survive.

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  • Continued humanitarian work in Yemen is critical, with 4 million displaced and more than 24 million in need of daily aid to survive.
  • Despite this untold suffering, the Trump administration has suspended $73 million in USAID assistance to northern Yemen, said FCNL General Secretary Diane Randall.
  • Before the pandemic, Yemen was considered the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
  • He added that while humanitarian aid is essential, aid alone cant support a population of 30 million people.