Yemen
nation state
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| Location | Middle East |
| Leader | Yemen/President |
| Type | nation state |
| A war torn country in the Middle East | |
Yemen is a war torn country in the Middle East, next to Saudi Arabia, which has been attacking it. A war has been ongoing for years which has displaced millions of people and yielded billions of dollars in profits for arms manufacturers, particularly Boeing.[1]
History
1962 Coup
In 1962, Le Cercle attendee, Neil McLean helped organise a coup d'etat.
War in Yemen
- Full article: War in Yemen
- Full article: War in Yemen
On 26 February 2018, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 2402 (2018) on Yemen which renewed until 26 February 2019 the travel ban and assets freeze first imposed in UNSCR 2140 (2014). It also reaffirmed the arms embargo — as laid out in UNSCR 2216 (2015) — against several individuals, including former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. It extended until 28 March 2019 the Panel of Experts’ mandate.[2]
The text of UNSCR 2402, submitted by the Russian Federation, prevailed over another tabled by the United Kingdom, which was defeated by a vote of 11 in favour to 2 against (Bolivia, Russian Federation) with 2 abstentions (China, Kazakhstan).[3]
Cholera
In 2017, Yemen had the worst outbreak of cholera ever recorded.[4]
References
- ↑ http://inthesetimes.com/features/us-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-arms-sales.html
- ↑ "Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2402 (2018), Security Council Renews Sanctions against Yemen, Rejects Alternate Draft after Veto by Russian Federation"
- ↑ "Russia Vetoes UK-Drafted Resolution on Yemen Targeting Iran"
- ↑ "Oxfam: Yemen has worst outbreak of Cholera ever recorded"