UN warns of Yemen ‘death sentence’ as donor pledges fall short

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March 4, 2021 Posted By
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‘disappointed’ after only $1.7bn pledged at donor conference to fund urgently needed humanitarian programmes.

Malnourished boy Hassan Merzam Muhammad lies on a bed at his house in the Abs district of Hajjah province, Yemen File: Eissa Alragehi/Reuters]Copyright@Aljazeera

The United Nations chief has warned of a “death sentence” for Yemen as an international donor conference yielded less than half the funds needed to fund urgently needed humanitarian programmes and prevent a devastating famine in the war-ravaged country.

The UN had appealed for $3.85bn at Monday’s virtual pledging event that was co-hosted by Sweden and Switzerland, but just $1.7bn was offered.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/yemen-un-warns-of-death-sentence-as-donor-pledges-fall-short