HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN YEMEN

Early day motion 157, tabled 23 June 2014 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House acknowledges the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen; understands that 11.9 million people live below the poverty line, that 60 per cent of children are suffering from chronic malnourishment and that a quarter of a million children are facing death as a result of this; notes that poverty, drought and internal armed conflict are contributing to the country's difficulties in shifting towards stable democracy; welcomes the UK's continuous support for the offering of food, shelter and clean water to help reduce the severity of the crisis; and calls on the Government to do as much as it can to ensure that as many Yemeni people as possible can have a better quality of life and to help the country shift to stable democracy.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 2, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1.