The United Kingdom’s Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer will today (Monday 20 January) visit the UN to announce new support for the Internationally Recognized Government of Yemen by increasing its humanitarian spend on Yemen by £5 million this financial year bringing U.K. total commitment to £144 million.
The boost will supply food to 10,300 people, provide 65,000 people with the means to produce food and support 95,000 people with water and sanitary services, and shelter.
The UK’s overall funding to Yemen this financial year will be spent on food, healthcare and services, supporting 864,000 people with cash to buy food and providing over 700 health facilities with medicines, vaccines, and nutritional supplements.
At the UN the Minister will also announce the launch of a UK-led initiative to provide financial and political support for Yemen’s future. Set to include a technical assistance fund for Yemen and known as ‘TAFFY’, the initiative aims to bring the international community together to support governance in Yemen.
The UK is the third largest humanitarian donor to the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan and has committed over £1 billion since 2015.