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<p>The UK recently announced £170 million of funding to the humanitarian crisis in
Yemen for the financial year 2018/19. This funding will provide life-saving food,
medicine (including antibiotics), clean water and sanitation to millions of people
facing disease and hunger in Yemen. Our funding to UNICEF, the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian
Pooled Fund and to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response
Programme all contribute to improving the quality and availability of healthcare and
medical supplies. We have also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow
unhindered humanitarian and commercial access, including for medical supplies, as
well as food and fuel, across Yemen.</p><p>Last financial year, we provided over £8
million in targeted cholera funding to UNICEF and the International Organization for
Migration. This support aimed to provide medical supplies to half a million people,
safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitate medical facilities
used by 250,000 people.</p>
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