Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

(asked on 1st July 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department currently has in place for the distribution of humanitarian aid to Yemen.


Answered by
Desmond Swayne Portrait
Desmond Swayne
This question was answered on 8th July 2015

On 19 June, the International Development Secretary announced an additional £40 million for the humanitarian response in Yemen, bringing the total UK contribution to £55 million for 2015.

Our funds are channelled through: the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, managed by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other international organisations such as the International Organisation for Migration (IOM); and Non-Governmental Organisations such as Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE.

Our support provides lifesaving assistance such as medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter; helps treat severe acute malnutrition; and supports UN work to co-ordinate the humanitarian response.

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