US announces $165 million for Yemen as humanitarian needs mount
US special envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking urged international donors to step up their contributions to the Arab world's poorest country.
Washington announced $165 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Yemen on Monday, warning the grueling civil war will continue unless international donors scale up their support for the country's poorest.
“Until economic stability is restored, Yemenis will need additional humanitarian assistance to prevent a further deterioration in living conditions that will only make it harder to resolve the conflict,” US special envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking told reporters on a call Monday.
“Obviously the US can’t do this alone, so other donors — particularly regional donors — must step up their contributions,” Lenderking said.
The United States remains the largest single donor to Yemen, Lenderking noted, providing more than $3.6 billion in relief since the man-made humanitarian crisis erupted in 2014.
