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<p>The people of Taiz are in urgent need of humanitarian supplies. The city continues
to experience intense fighting, which is making it extremely difficult for aid agencies
to deliver humanitarian assistance. There are reports that efforts to access the city
and provide relief have been consistently blocked by the Houthis over the past month.</p><br
/><p>The UK continues to call on all parties to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered
access to all people in need in Yemen. We will continue to monitor the situation closely
and support UN and NGO partners' efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to Taiz
city.</p><br /><p>On 27 September 2015, the Seretary of State announced an additional
£20million for humanitarian assistance to Yemen, bringing our overall contribution
for 2015-16 to £75million and making the UK the 4th largest bilateral donor to Yemen
crisis</p>
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