Petition · past parliament

UK government to send aid to Yemen

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government played a large role in the Saudi conflict in Yemen, supplying £4.6bn worth of arms to Saudi forces. Yemen is now facing one of the largest humanitarian crises in modern history and the UK has a responsibility to provide aid.
Since 2015, Yemen has been decimated by war, famine, and now COVID 19. With 24 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, 19.7 million in need of basic healthcare, 58% of the population with no access to clean water and 1 child dying every 10 minutes, immediate action needs to be taken. Considering the UK government's role in causing the crisis, it is their responsibility to provide necessary aid to a decimated country.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Jul 2020

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