U.N. News Centre: Yemen: U.N. releases emergency funding for relief efforts in crisis-torn country
“The United Nations humanitarian arm [Thursday] announce[d] it will provide a critical injection of emergency funding in order to accelerate relief efforts to war-trapped civilians in Yemen, the Organization has confirmed. According to an announcement made by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), $25 million will be released from the U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in order to support lifesaving projects including the provision of fuel, medicine, emergency supplies, clean water, sanitation services, and nutrition programs to Yemenis in need…” (6/25).