US announces $444 million to Yemen as humanitarian needs soar
Despite the fresh US assistance, a donors conference for Yemen raised less than one-third of what the United Nations said is needed to avert further humanitarian crisis.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday it would send more than $444 million in new assistance to Yemen, where nearly a decade of civil war has left a majority of the population reliant on humanitarian aid.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the funding as a high-level pledging conference in Geneva sought to raise $4.3 billion for the United Nations’ aid plan for Yemen.
