Ahead of the Sixth Senior Officials Meeting on 7 May in Brussels, the United Nations, international NGOs and Yemeni Civil Society Organizations urgently appeal for sustained support for the 18.2 million people in need in Yemen.
In joint statement the 190 Humanitarian Organizations said:” Five months into 2024, just US $0.4 billion of the 2024 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan requirement of $2.7 billion has been received.
The statement added: ”The humanitarian community in Yemen, committed to serving populations in a principled manner, continues to deliver one of the world’s largest humanitarian responses in a challenging and complex operational environment.”
The Humanitarian partners noticed that Yemen is at a crossroads witnessing slight improvements in humanitarian conditions following the UN-brokered truce and its de facto continuation, but they cannot ignore the significant humanitarian needs that remain and that cannot be addressed without adequate funding to respond.
The Humanitarian partners warned the “Inaction would have catastrophic consequences for the lives of Yemeni women, children and men and urged The Sixth Senior Officials Meeting to galvanize support and collective action to address the deteriorating crisis.
They also appeal to donors to urgently address existing funding gaps, and provide sustainable support to enhance resilience and reduce aid dependency.