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<p>The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the largest in the world with nearly 80%
of the population, over 24 million people, in need of humanitarian assistance. The
UK has shown ongoing leadership in responding to the crisis, and by the end of the
2018/2019 financial year will have contributed £570 million in support to Yemen since
the conflict began in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 24 February 2019, the
Prime Minister announced that the UK will provide an additional £200 million for the
Yemen response in the next financial year (2019/2020). This support will provide vital
food assistance across Yemen to those most at risk of dying from starvation and disease,
meeting the immediate food needs of over 3.8 million Yemenis for a month, treating
20,000 children for malnutrition and providing 2 million people with improved water
supply and basic sanitation.</p><p> </p>
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