USD 4.3 billion required for Yemen humanitarian needs in 2023, says UN

United Nations Said on Wednesday that it needed USD 4.3 billion to finance its humanitarian activities in war-torn Yemen this year.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the money is needed to help the 17.3 million most vulnerable people in Yemen.

The agency said it plans to provide “immediate life-saving” assistance to 14 million people in 2023. 23.4 million people in 2022, OCHA estimates.

Last year, the United Nations humanitarian plan cost US$4.27 billion to assist 17.9 million people.

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Yemen It has been plagued by civil war since 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured the capital of Sanaa, forcing the internationally recognized government to flee south, then to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coalition entered the war in March 2015 to try to restore the government to power.

The war has largely turned into a stalemate and has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

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