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UN News Centre: Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017 – the largest-ever humanitarian response plan for the war-torn country.
“Two years of war have devastated Yemen… Without international support, they may face the threat of famine in the course of 2017 and I urge donors to sustain and increase their support to our collective response,” said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien in a press release on the launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen in Geneva.
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More News On The Current UN Report That Yemen Is Facing Famine
U.N. needs $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen -- Reuters
UN appeals for US$2.1 billion for Yemen aid as famine looms -- AFP
Warning of famine, UN asks for $2.1 billion in aid for Yemen -- DW
Yemen conflict: UN launches $2.1bn aid appeal amid famine threat -- BBC
$2.1bn needed to avoid catastrophic famine in war-torn Yemen -- International Business Times
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