---
title: "Civil Society Letter to Congress on Yemen"
description: "In this letter, NRC and 29 organisations call on the United States Congress to speak out unequivocally on the humanitarian consequences for Yemen if plans to designate Ansar Allah as a terrorist organistion go ahead."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/resources/position-papers/civil-society-letter-to-congress-on-yemen"
language: "en"
published: "2020-12-04T11:17:07Z"
modified: "2020-12-04T11:17:07Z"
---

Position paper

# Civil Society Letter to Congress on Yemen

Published 04. Dec 2020

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[Yemen](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=120) [Counterterrorism](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=342)

In this letter, NRC and 29 organisations call on the United States Congress to speak out unequivocally on the humanitarian consequences for Yemen if plans to designate Ansar Allah as a terrorist organistion go ahead.

If this move goes ahead, a General License and exemptions must be issued to mitigate impacts on humanitarian aid operations and Yemeni civilian population. A designation without safeguards would exacerbate hunger in Yemen at a time when famine alarms have been sounded loudly. It will create insurmountable hurdles for delivering aid, criminalise aid workers and devastate Yemen’s economy.

- [Read the full letter here.](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/position-papers/civil_society_letter_to_congress_on_yemen_.pdf)