UN warns of grave consequences for Yemen after an international pledging conference failed to raise enough money to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the war-torn country
The UN has repeatedly warned that aid agencies are running out of funds, forcing them to slash"life-saving" programmes.
Overshadowed by the conflict in Ukraine, aid-starved Yemen – already suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the UN – is on the verge of total collapse. "A shortfall in funding means the needs of people will not be met," Auke Lootsma, the UN Development Programme's resident representative to Yemen, told AFP news agency.
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