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US announces $165 million for Yemen as humanitarian needs mount

US special envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking urged international donors to step up their contributions to the Arab world's poorest country.

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US special envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking, accompanied by State Department spokesman Ned Price, right, speaks via teleconference during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, February 16, 2021. — ANDREW HARNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Washington announced $165 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Yemen on Monday, warning the grueling civil war will continue unless international donors scale up their support for the country's poorest. 

“Until economic stability is restored, Yemenis will need additional humanitarian assistance to prevent a further deterioration in living conditions that will only make it harder to resolve the conflict,” US special envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking told reporters on a call Monday. 

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