High-level meeting seeks to close $1.8 billion funding gap for Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Yemen
The UN, Sweden and Switzerland will host a ministerial-level event on 25 April to address Yemen’s rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, the threat of famine and urgent need for resources.
24 April, 2017
Yemen is experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Close to 19 million people—two thirds of the population—need humanitarian assistance and protection. These people include more than 10 million extremely vulnerable Yemenis who require immediate assistance. A child under age 5 now dies every 10 minutes of preventable causes.
The crisis in Yemen is entirely man-made. The country has been grappling with the disastrous effects of a conflict that has forced millions of people to flee their homes, exacerbated chronic humanitarian needs, and killed or injured thousands.
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