*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2017 *

**Statement on the Situation in Yemen **

*December 6, 2017 *

I have directed officials in my administration to call the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to request that they completely allow food, fuel, water, and medicine to reach the Yemeni people who desperately need it. This must be done for humanitarian reasons immediately.

*Categories:* Statements by the President : Yemen situation*.*

*Subjects:* Saudi Arabia : Yemen, role; Yemen : Civil war and sectarian conflict; Yemen : International assistance.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201700889.