Yemen: UN disappointed with promises of too modest aid

The United Nations expressed “disappointment” at the closing of the Geneva conference to raise funds to finance humanitarian aid in favor of Yemen. Pledges from donor countries amount to less than a third of the US $ 4.27 billion required by the UN to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in war-torn Yemen. “In all 36 donors have pledged nearly $ 1.3 billion for the humanitarian response in Yemen,” said Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the emergency aid coordinator at the end of the conference. “They were hoping for more and it is disappointing to see that we haven’t been able to get promises from some countries yet,” he added. ” and find the funds to help the Yemeni people.

According to the United Nations, 4.2 billion dollars are needed this year for the humanitarian response to reach over 23.4 million people in need. Opening the conference this morning, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the serious situation in Yemen, where “two out of three Yemenis – 20 million men, women and children – live in conditions of extreme poverty” and “millions of people are facing extreme hunger “. The World Food Program – recalled Guterres – has already had to halve rations due to lack of funds: “Further cuts are looming and this is a tragedy”. and find the funds to help the Yemeni people.

According to the United Nations, 4.2 billion dollars are needed this year for the humanitarian response to reach over 23.4 million people in need. Opening the conference this morning, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the serious situation in Yemen, where “two out of three Yemenis – 20 million men, women and children – live in conditions of extreme poverty” and “millions of people are facing extreme hunger “. The World Food Program – recalled Guterres – has already had to halve rations due to lack of funds: “Further cuts are looming and this is a tragedy”. 2 billion dollars so that the humanitarian response can reach over 23.4 million people in need. Opening the conference this morning, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the serious situation in Yemen, where “two out of three Yemenis – 20 million men, women and children – live in conditions of extreme poverty” and “millions of people are facing extreme hunger “.

The World Food Program – recalled Guterres – has already had to halve rations due to lack of funds: “Further cuts are looming and this is a tragedy”. 2 billion dollars so that the humanitarian response can reach over 23.4 million people in need. Opening the conference this morning, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the serious situation in Yemen, where “two out of three Yemenis – 20 million men, women and children – live in conditions of extreme poverty” and “millions of people are facing extreme hunger “.

The World Food Program – recalled Guterres – has already had to halve rations due to lack of funds: “Further cuts are looming and this is a tragedy”.

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