A Yemeni international organization for diplomacy, policy, research & leadership

Education, skills, opportunity, leadership, and community for a stronger Yemen.

South Yemeni aspirations. Global Yemeni impact.

YACC Organization holds ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations. We strengthen the voice of Yemenis worldwide, including South Yemenis, in international diplomacy, policy, and advocacy, and cultivate a new generation of leaders who represent our people with dignity and strength on the global stage.

YACC Organization · UN ECOSOC Consultative Status

Projects you can support

Projects we're building.

We're developing practical ways to support communities in Yemen, from clean water and family essentials to education and opportunity.

Build a well

Water

Help bring reliable access to clean water to a community in Yemen.

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Help families

Family support

Help families in Yemen access food and everyday essentials.

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Equip a student

Education

Help students get the school supplies and learning materials they need.

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Support essential care

Health

Help people facing hardship access essential medical care.

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Support teachers

Education

Help teachers continue teaching and keep students learning.

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Fund skills training

Opportunity

Help young adults develop practical skills for work and independent income.

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Programs

In development

Leadership & Community Engagement

Programs that prepare the next generation of Yemeni diplomats, researchers, and leaders for the international stage.

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"We believe any sustainable peace remains tied to a just and comprehensive treatment of the Southern cause within a political settlement that guarantees lasting stability for all."

Alkhadher Sulaiman, Executive Director, YACC Organization

Where we stand

ECOSOC

Consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council

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High-level diplomatic and policy engagements

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Young leaders trained each year

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A unified Yemeni voice on the global stage

Results

What our work has changed

We measure our work by the decisions that shift, the doors that open, and the leaders who carry it forward.

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A seat at the United Nations

ECOSOC consultative status lets us file written statements and speak on the record for our people.

02

The Southern file in Washington

Direct briefings with congressional offices and diplomatic missions that put the South's demands in clear policy language.

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Research that gets cited

Briefs and policy papers used as reference points in international debate on Yemen and the South.

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A new generation of leaders

Training cohorts that graduate young people able to represent their cause before international institutions.

Representing our people where decisions are made.

What we do

Five tracks. One mission.

We work at the intersection of diplomacy, policy advocacy, research, leadership development, and community engagement to advance the Yemeni cause, with the Southern cause at its heart, on international platforms.

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Diplomacy & Advocacy

We represent the causes of the South and of Yemen before decision-makers at the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and diplomatic missions.

Participants working on laptops during a YACC training session
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Research & Policy

We produce policy briefings and research papers that present the Yemeni file, including the file of the South, to international platforms in an institutional voice.

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Leadership & Community Engagement

Programs that prepare the next generation of Yemeni diplomats, researchers, and leaders for the international stage.

Policy & advocacy

Carrying the Southern voice to the halls of decision-making

YACC Organization's advocacy is led by our Executive Director Alkhadher Sulaiman, who represents the organization before the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and diplomatic missions, ensuring the voice of South Yemen is present in international policy discussions.

From humanitarian corridors to civil rights to diplomatic recognition, we show up where it matters, because the future of the South is not up for negotiation.

"We believe any sustainable peace remains tied to a just and comprehensive treatment of the Southern cause within a political settlement that guarantees lasting stability for all."

Alkhadher Sulaiman, Executive Director, YACC Organization
Read our advocacy work
Executive Director Alkhadher Sulaiman during a congressional office visit
During advocacy days in Washington, Executive Director Alkhadher Sulaiman met with congressional offices to brief them on the South Yemen file, from humanitarian priorities to pathways for an inclusive political settlement.
Executive Director Alkhadher Sulaiman meets with EU Ambassador to Yemen Patrick Simonnet in Aden
In Aden, Executive Director Alkhadher Sulaiman met with the European Union Ambassador to Yemen Patrick Simonnet, where they affirmed the importance of an inclusive South-South dialogue with broad representation across the political, social, and tribal spectrum.

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