The United Nations demanded $4.3 billion on Wednesday to help 17 million people this year in the post-2014 war in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula.
After more than 7 years of war between Houthi rebels and Saudi-supported governments, more than 23 million people face famine, illness or other life-threatening risks, which increased by 13% from 2021, according to the United Nations.
Martin Griffiths, the humanitarian secretary general, urged donors to unlock “nearly $4.3 billion” to help 17.2 million people.
According to the United Nations, about 161,000 Yemeni people will be in a situation where they will “taste ahead of time what could happen to 7.1 million people who are just one step away from the deadly food insecurity, the final stage of the humanitarian crisis.”
Griffith pointed out at a press conference that the situation in Yemen was “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 raw materials, including wheat, more expensive worldwide. According to Griffith, one-third of the wheat used in Yemen comes from Russia and Ukraine.
Without rapid liquidity infusions in humanitarian organizations, about 4 million people would not have clean drinking water.
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