EU pledges additional €116 million at Yemen Pledging Conference in Geneva for urgent needs of civilians

EU News 83/2017

Brussels, 25 April 2017

The European Commission is announcing today at the United Nations in Geneva its intention to release further support of €116 million for those in need in Yemen.

The support includes €46 million of emergency humanitarian aid and €70 million to support resilience and early recovery in 2017.

The country has become one of the world's largest humanitarian crises after 2 years of conflict with 18.8 million people, almost 70% of the Yemeni population in need of assistance.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1044_en.htm

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