UN Launching $1.8 Billion Campaign for Urgent Aid in Yemen

The United Nations is preparing to ask international donors for $1.8 billion to pay for humanitarian aid to millions of people in Yemen this year. U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council the appeal will be launched on Thursday.  He laid out the effects of the devastation Yemen has experienced in the past 12 months, and said the money would pay for food, water, sanitation and urgent healthcare for up to 10.6 million people. A conflict between Houthi...

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