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<p>As the Prime Minister set out in her November visit to Riyadh, the UK continues
to call for complete and unhindered access for commercial and humanitarian imports
of food, fuel and medical supplies particularly through the ports of Hodeidah and
Saleef. Following the Secretary of State’s visit to Riyadh in December we were pleased
to see the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lift all access restrictions. To encourage commercial
imports which provide over 80% of Yemen’s food and fuel, we are providing £1.3 million
to the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) this financial year (2017/18)
and have provided UK experts on the ground in Djibouti to increase the number of UNVIM
inspections of commercial vessels entering Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue
to play a leading role in the humanitarian response and efforts to find a political
solution to the conflict in Yemen. Our funding of £205 million to Yemen for 2017/18
makes us the third-largest humanitarian donor to Yemen overall, and the second-largest
to the UN Humanitarian Appeal.</p>
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