Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Provide immediate aid to Yemen and stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia.

Closed 2,114 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government must immediately stop providing assistance to Saudi Arabian military campaigns and cease the selling of lethal weapons. They must also pressure the Saudi Arabian and UAE governments to immediately lift the blockade causing famine.
Currently, 75% of the Yemen population are at risk of malnutrition. Every ten minutes an infant under the age of 5 dies from preventable disease or malnutrition, due to the closings/bombings of health centers.
85,000 infants under the age of 2 have died from preventable disease and starvation due to the damage of bombing and blockade. It is a moral duty to assist Yemen.

Sources: WHO, Save the Children, United Nations

Timeline

16 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jan 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,114
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 16 Jul 2020
Closed 16 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.