The United Nations asked for $4.3 billion on Wednesday to help 17 million people this year in the post-2014 war in Yemen, the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula.
After more than 7 years of war between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed governments, more than 23 million people face famine, disease, or other life-threatening risks, which have increased by 13 percent since 2021, according to the United Nations.
Martin Griffiths, the humanitarian secretary general, urged donors to unlock “almost 4.3 billion dollars” to help 17.2 million people.
According to the United Nations, some 161,000 Yemenis will find themselves in a situation where they will “savor ahead of time what could happen to 7.1 million people who are only a step away from mortal food insecurity, the final phase of the humanitarian crisis.”
Griffith pointed out at a press conference that the situation in Yemen is “the worst in the world,” saying that by 2022, nearly three-quarters of the population will need humanitarian assistance.
Yemen's basic services and economy are collapsing, and the conflict in Ukraine has made commodities, including wheat, more expensive around the world. According to Griffith, a third of the grain used in Yemen comes from Russia and Ukraine.
Without rapid liquidity infusions in aid organizations, around 4 million people would not have clean drinking water.
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