During a conference of international donors June 2, the US government announced no new funding for Yemen’s humanitarian response plan, despite warnings from the United Nations that further aid cuts will worsen what is already considered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The virtual pledging conference, hosted by the United Nations and Saudi Arabia, raised $1.35 billion among more than two dozen participating countries. The emergency aid is well below the $2.4 billion goal, and the $3.2 billion received in last year’s pledge drive.
