UN releases $50 million to meet humanitarian needs in Yemen
The money is the largest ever allocation by the Central Emergency Response Fund
Sanaa: Houthi Shiite rebels walk amid the rubble of the Republican Palace that was destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Sanaa. (AP Photo)
The United Nations has approved $50 million to meet the humanitarian needs in Yemen, said a UN spokesman on Friday. The money is the largest ever allocation by the Central Emergency Response Fund, Xinhua quoted Farhan Haq as saying. UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Mark Lowcock, who approved the allocation on Friday, said there must be reduction both in fighting on the ground and airstrikes, which have greatly intensified in recent weeks.
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