Friend, speak up to save lives in Yemen

Urgent Action needed to save lives in Yemen | [Oxfam] Friend, We recently learned that the Biden administration is considering reinstating a designation of the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization. Unfortunately, we’ve seen how this plays out – and it’s deadly for Yemenis. [This decision would cause an economic collapse in a country already experiencing a devastating humanitarian crisis. Oxfam is speaking out to save lives in Yemen – and your voice is key right now to influence the Biden administration.](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX-N9kJVmV7Wycr7CgV7XW1_zHFZ7wPCvcW6QwC1v7GRS49W1tR6wZ6RnbM6W8kSfGv2Dx5K6W8yH5421xGfh6Mr3cN3Tbnc3W7flsNZ5CJW_5VLZhP_2ThNJNW5_4T1r3JshMFW5HN85M4rK9jxN2TcK0jsg_nQW3HzpTp99FKzjW2-1Xw691sZJ8W6XtP2Q23v98ZW1DRktj2YxhcWW421zDj4FRkZqW6G9GJq8f12g3W6JVsv-4CWZy9W4mvcrF5Wn2MYW7NMWLw7-0tJlW1ygk1y17KfhHW1XsgDq8sXJmBW40DYSb4JdtwkW8CSQDj6R8Ly5N9gh8mSWKHv-W53kTMF6k41KpW1JWzs-81Bww-W7rhGPF4TN2mhVgtmwC40NNWGW3m3gtz5jvZGPW10LFqK2vcW9wW5lMkS98L8Q1NN3-N0cdNqFsTW4bsZp85RLd02W8pXD3L26BnRzW4pG9Vj82YYZgW56X7HS4_fJfwW1GZ9_q2HrhJrW8s3qpv6yPfKCW8K8Rys1BrGS2W3rPqsq8mycgjW1YH2xY6dWJ9ZW44k83w7hH4CTW1N6F1c1mrl7DW5lD3gh1jlJtsW3fntkT1Pc5DTW5skptP1tjTCwW5g2WjZ1zdX87W7VwGYd1yNvYXW5-X6dK8g-GvpW7nTq5r1_5DWDW5p79rG1dwYcJW6gdtYl7DwhLbVMC_Ln5V-NZ-W2_hWfS5hPNngW8kBvPf46vFRHN5BF8d6K5b5_W99_Q-j3v_4QmW58Nrn_2VCv_fW5kznYt7mll4tW1mznXK4TVJb8W9jyMyl22Zn8bW4_NLBf4X66-HW1RpQTY3RC4vLN8P-RfvqWMJYW1vqtnf3-vtG036GM1) [PROTECT LIVES IN YEMEN](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX_G9kJWfV7Wycr7CgZwYN3-1PnRKKj9hW1nxb176lrmY-W6QzQKZ1GHzYKW5xyjJ92QPSBWW3PQ-hS51S6mvW7qjQ1-4WksCDW9lLmqc48hFZLW38xbYn3LLLlGW1n8VJb8ckwSJW2STVx-2p-kXXW1hCxNG87hNYyW7y910f2h3rSqW6nJxqX4yqGZkW5zGxZK3mwpFnW2dj9M44VVw5_W6j90nl5hB3BsVCMFRV4cX_4bW5s-XRx2RSTM7W4pVfgG3kNtJGVbFs4689fScHW8xv9Cs3X3WD4W4BVtxB6WjqBQW2Md5yS1lS6SGW69zDbF53GC3FN75GmJcV0j7MW1BSb1k5yKLb5W6BRbk83kC0M7W4Bt6pN6S7dL2Vql3Jn1n2LcPW4k3m4D9f9dwHW2pWqVQ8_RTsrW3zm3d640JKztW5HX5ht115RyWW82gCtJ6yG4M9W70bG1J4q6xPbW5nr4ZL21xbXCW2pp-NV5F5gQHW57Cp_P7BwbdbW3L5N9L1KRSgrW83T98d8XB-VLW58vK7Q4X9MPqW5rSrwv47LHQ1W1tS7Mc83hDqQW2SQQDv1Rv-dtW8stXK94qm9ffW2q19cX5VBr_xW8SMNC1681k6TW3f914_5qM2SCW84dhk78MJQ38W6mrwVx9fcbVMW241gSf1vRCQmN42QD7B55ZM5W6D7-2M6TfK16W1fjXNY4-w9lcW7s7ggc2j__CxW4MvB_b5-zfb1W54fCGk3QK7VrW4Ft5Rq1KSl7LW5-YT5k3lv0WFW32lXwW8s6bF2N5CDvcSRMRddW4jWcLn8pYKjBW47XD-Y4D8VQRVk8hSY2mF7dKW8bLgbp22R5dKW5VcpJf4WtHQWW4wKphQ4CM3clW5B8PT72n1zW6W1XCnB73-YHxdW8DfnQ-1gQfL9VbwpHc1mlWwVW1lK5_z80pN1z32Xw1) [Salem* and his family had to live in caves and drink pond water when they were first displaced. They fled to two different camps before eventually reaching Alswidan camp on the outskirts of Marib. Each time, he and his family would leave everything behind and walk for hours to reach their next safe location.](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX_G9kJWfV7Wycr7Cg-2zW62WfMW1vL8-mW95vbzy78TMqGN86xmG3gmNnbW141h2h6GkprfW44XmFW3HjFzfW150f4_4PZpRLW4cMNZZ2lrC1xW3L8td63r9ywRW4pyq4f1Hy69nW31jCjC3MNpS9W3KPtB1846YWVVqqXbH3ThQSLW4SFq98220_q3W4QjTJ_9jkY9DW8X31Ff1k2fDZW99-Yvl6m_tyLW2C6YPc1FRrkTW6Xs5z91FhSCjW24f_fJ8GQgyxW61DPqG1FPV6WW8hw4x84Kn7JdW5gzF__9gyClWN5xY_WD1mrqSW3RPngs7fkPGwW8jC7HZ93plmwW25KtLZ6RrcXKW8wNFs26v70b0Vcby9B2QGmymW2f7q7c6-K4NHN5C8J5JXz9NNW7BcFv01JtpTwW91nplv3pJJRQW840DYS7HZsHbVmfwyp1Kn71-W3-ddbF56hcXVW53kZf67h_rGfW4fF9wF5MDBdFW1FbTzn8qpX_PW91jT372ckW0pW962grz3Kz2RvN2x7ZndGpDWCW1KGqcB85_3GkW9hgFx82ZxkrTW8cdn8c615n3fW7mHw872926xCW4P1lR91gVW9yW7f5bdz5WYW3gW2H7hrW24Bp5rW64W4cM8bztGdVDjKw91vzhJ4W3Khd8j4YYWWLW16Ls1k1V7wZXW1ndgWk8J-HcrW10-DxP5kmk3zW67748w8_pB93W7XcslH69p3rKW75VyYD3c6SLCW3rwrxM7NzlmzW8qRBkv5ZbVskW3P0qz14hHWRXW4VbJd83FKbFSW3WQdJS1KSFSFW4ctb4D31GYFWW7zgWV23Nn04ZN6s78vV1gD1fW5RCHHh2rfKgVVG1Dgx4p-JzvVcMmNr5gf4_cW68VpX238MtBZW6X98Cz2bZckpW3y-T401sLrWCN40pDpJV-tq434Wn1) Salem and Omar* pictured above are two of the 100,000 people displaced in Marib this year – many by Houthi bombardment. But designating the Houthis as terrorists wouldn’t hold the Houthis accountable. Instead, it would hurt civilians who are already struggling to survive. [TAKE ACTION](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX_G9kJWfV7Wycr7CgBD4W4kvKWt66jXdYW4STkmR9bdjHlW3Q23kr5NbfyhW14912J2P27VVW8DL1DM3mL6FxW2VlgnD9k_w4HN5jCFDVxXDS_N83Ks6SzkVz-W7jfmWk89sqkPN4R75dtFbD0ZW21Cw1B1RYB1fMzHHn2JnN3nW59B9ZN5jSzjBW8DsZVd3Yg5tYN7jgG9nhm4HMW8wvshh3qCFNNW51qKzM38F-n-W1ZtyJn42Q7SlW6Nmfq61ZBs5sN21m_kz8WJFDW9gPq4r86LjtpW1sW3_T5k2zNzN419wC4kz-HMW189Tfp2XK-N1N90TzNP-_YMxW4GKTqb2bbGgNW8BRXj-5JkBmhW6BhLb154hyNJN8PsjdBF356PW8yZDyr6M9TLBW1LXLlY6WgqmMW3PGz4Z7RFCHVW2CXHBN6pwgMXW7btp994HpXwWW8FD6tW7kBHttW1Br4qz4lxhz6W3Kjx-j5KqmGNN3kPbJ0__wmvW6r_5RZ1wVv3hW6kG99G5rkygpW2MKPh43-9yWCW44myp-5WMfR7N4f-znp_m0WkW9jWrV34cbjVLW5PsqX31BZD9-W6NYkmh3GQnhrW80j2Rf1cB5PWW3J8RgD7TX2g6W846jng91bwb1W5tkWQR7z2vn3W5LSk603-1yHHW5SlrTb85vBMvW7G9x3j63-HxXW2-Cybz1vjvqyN6dhYvNJnbrQW5q4j5B7MY2KYW8_2zPm2jx3SzN78w9bDfhz5HW8hd9CL7J97K5W5JX7rV1W3p9_W19myxF3zH__lW5mDwR51bn1CNW7rhCjh8wrNpYW3Jq89W8wZn-_W1MN-qr1y8wnqW7F3jb11-h02DW8WH4Jm75lrHwW8cSL3V4sPWNbW7mdSqP7b50dLW8wdJdc5QSL1YW9b3qVz2xNd2mW43BSYq4dR7wP31wV1) We urgently need you to sound the alarms and demand that the Biden administration protect the lives of Yemenis. After an outcry last year from Oxfam supporters and partners, Secretary of State Antony Blinken halted the Trump administration’s designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization, citing the impact it had on Yemeni communities. Your voice made a difference and that’s why we need you to take action again today. Right now, violence is escalating across Yemen, with more airstrikes in populated areas, and the cost of fuel has nearly tripled recently – pushing the cost of transportation and the prices of other essential goods and services like food, water, and medicine out of reach. People are living in fear – of violence, hunger, and preventable disease. [At least five million people are just one step away from famine in Yemen.](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX-N9kJVmV7Wycr7CgWrQW94hXDB1tD6jlW2KT4RM1dP_YMW7XFRzH5kr1QRVfLlfY8JCbVxN5-8tCcqzR3nN8dnNTcHpfSpW6rCG3R61BbmLW3qcjtX93VbF-N82XJBWmkFdXW7nsblF7CTqrZW1c-x1L5-yQpSW5dkqdt3BMn2NW4wJwT21b9z3QW4tJPrJ1nG8SFW25nNzH37_MT5W8Z_8QR61x69jVGPFcq3VKpJwW6xYphB3MFMg7VyCBH87Pm_zRW7W3Sd16KRq0fW7KBDSK5LD2ySW1QhH8W3TPcVKW66HhFd1B9sgQVrbTLn4MwQmRW7KhPWC4fk2FWW4NmvYY2JVDn-W41JLdF2z-BtKW7fZlbB7ptDswW6-6rWH1KXt8CVJKK9T6HGQscN21qMhqpmdF-N39v4MVSfn76V8kl6K1mJKLDW3ZbY7n6Dz85hW6rNH8N8BPG2yW3kRwh018v_0VN2H-kHzh9qjrW9gcDnk6khwlYW7BXMy89hh2XDW1vzQ_01JfZXnW3z3y_l68tPB0Vfcx362_QcwKW5vJY-L2Nj3fdW3kKSVM5vjC9LV8wPZw36Z3j8W92lT8r8SKnTbN7Z5Nz1k0Jn0W39FYNp4Y1N0vW8m6Dpy6ZHN8tW5yW3p13yYXW1W22WDsr1fjfCLW8y_-sF5RMSPLW3mH2t_3CM-jXN2jC-vzpsXyJW5wkwfB95G_C-W68ZyRj809W82W8m3qTJ6PxDk-W6sByll7my28nF2-KHb9DBqGW7jQf4X3mFt2PW1-MN1m77fk4MW6DV4y17GgNMWVfPXbX604n9GW10f3Nj4ThHGfW6jwjMQ2JSK47W8_WSPp1fbWhD33Pz1) The Houthis have committed horrendous atrocities, just like the Saudi-led coalition and other armed groups. But designating them as a terrorist group would only compound the suffering of Yemenis and is unlikely to influence their actions. When these designations went into effect last year, we saw dramatic cutbacks in imports of food, medicine, and other vital commodities. These dire consequences could materialize again but we can’t let that happen. Rather than moving ahead with the designation, Oxfam calls for the US to support new, independent accountability mechanisms and a renewed focus on a political settlement to the conflict. 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For more information on Oxfam’s response to the crisis in Yemen, click here.](113/cssrH04/MWSSrfbXjqPW4BNt0m7LF5fQW6P_DFt4FnxP7N1-yX_m5nCVBV3Zsc37CgPT4W1HvNNd55-l2YW41yfNV3lC9__W5wLTHF6f7WtSW5cp5zb7khrl3W79lyGw8S61qsW4601P777-tJVW33pZ_R5lLsvMN6VdsRJNcql2VX2ZWy39BPKfN7SVJj6R-Gm7W6jbgBK7cZBBGW92lGhC8t3jgzW8lNwZp12PLmbW8Hp30g6X9b5PW6BHnhp3dgGMXW80zFrL4tyR9hW5vbNGn4G0xr2W10N73z9bXGCFW7rj-Ng1ct41TW1pbcdZ3xR2RfVf35ty3fK4WRW5Q6Lmz72DFHLVWTWCs1VMmsGW2bKjG25h8NhtW7ynv0n52mXnMW8VP3072fZBwFW7pn3RK8rCp2TW2QRwYF7lMbkKW3R_xWq7t0K18W4mgHwz8rSYCbW7gWll751GLVcW4WhYp9630hdQW6vD0xM7S6GcxW1JnvdV60jGD1W8-3JfJ1P-7R8W4N55RB4N5npWN3dmv2t9fz7FN4RRlVWzrNXL31wx1) *names changed to protect their identities This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If this isn't the best way to reach you, let us know your new contact information by emailing us [here](mailto:action@oaaf.org). 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