A United Nations appeal for Yemen is aiming to raise $4.27 billion to alleviate what it describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 161,000 people likely to experience famine there in 2022.
The Daily Sabah reports on Wednesday that the UN conference comes as the world's attention is gripped by the war in Ukraine, which has overshadowed other humanitarian crises across the world since the Russian invasion.
Last year’s conference raised only some $1.7 billion for Yemen, out of $3.85 billion the U.N. had appealed for as the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating consequences hit economies around the globe.
Yemen’s war started in 2014 when the Iran-backed rebel, Houthis seized the country. A Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition intervened months later to dislodge the rebels and restore the internationally recognized government.
The conflict has killed more than 150,000 people, including over 14,500 civilians. The war has also created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, leaving millions suffering from lack of food and medical attention.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has warned that a total of 19 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity by the second half of this year.
It added that with the $4.27 billion for Yemen, the U.N. aims to provide support to 17.3 million people in 2022, out of the 23.4 million who need aid.
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