The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to purchase emergency “stopgap” fuel in order to stop two cities in war-torn Yemen from completely running out of drinking water. Last week, Saudi Arabia lifted a blockade on Houthi rebel-controlled parts of the country, allowing some aid to resume. Riyadh leads an Arab coalition in the civil war fighting on behalf of Yemen’s exiled government.
The Yemeni government should draft a basic constitution with the above features for a paradigm shift toward democracy. It should embrace the core values of One World under One Set of Law, revising its constitutional standards as needed to stay abreast of changing times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for details.