Yemen: Armed Conflict

(asked on 13th October 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen allow unimpeded humanitarian access (a) into and (b) within the country to reach people in need.


Answered by
Desmond Swayne Portrait
Desmond Swayne
This question was answered on 19th October 2015

The UK continues to call on all parties to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered access to all people in need in Yemen, and to lift any restrictions on commercial and humanitarian shipping.


The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis in Yemen and has announced £75 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, focused on the most urgent life-saving needs. UK aid is providing vital medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter, as well as supporting UN work to co-ordinate the international humanitarian response.

Reticulating Splines