Yemen, the UN: 4.3 billion dollars needed to help this nation
The United Nations says $4.3 billion is needed to help war-ravaged Yemen, while the Saudi blockade persists despite claims made by several international organizations about the dire humanitarian situation. The United Nations says it needs $4.3 billion this year to help millions of people in war-torn Yemen, warning that failure to deliver aid will put them at risk from an ongoing siege by the Saudi-led coalition. The world body's announcement came on Monday ahead of a donor conference as new assessments point to a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation in the Arab country. Saudi Arabia and its allies launched the devastating war against Yemen in March 2015 with the armed and logistical support of their Western partners, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis.
The United Nations needs 4.3 billion dollars to assist 17.3 million people, the most vulnerable in war-torn Yemen, this was announced by the UN in 2023, which today brings together international donors in Geneva to obtain funding for humanitarian operations in the country. The high-level event is sponsored by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the governments of Sweden and Switzerland. After years of war, Yemen remains a huge humanitarian emergency. More than 21 million people, two-thirds of the country's population, will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2023, says a UN statement. Although a 6-month truce last year brought some relief to civilians, the suffering remains, mainly due to the deterioration of the country's economy and the collapse of basic services. "Without significant support for humanitarian aid - warns the UN - the lives of millions of Yemenis will hang in the balance and efforts to end the conflict once and for all will become even more demanding".
