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<p>In September 2016, the Secretary of State for International Development, Priti
Patel, chaired a high level international event to shine a spotlight on the crisis
in Yemen. At the event, donors pledged over $100 million in new funding, including
half from a new UK pledge. The UK Government is also matching public donations to
the current Disaster Emergency Committee appeal for Yemen, which has so far raised
£15 million, including £5 million from the UK Government.</p><p>This brings our total
commitment to Yemen to over £100 million in humanitarian aid for 2016/17, making us
the fourth largest donor. In both 2015 and 2016, UK aid helped over 1 million Yemenis
with food, nutrition, water and medical supplies.</p>
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