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<p>Yemen remains a key priority for the UK Government.</p><p>I announced that the
UK will commit £160 million of new aid for the current financial year (2020/21) at
the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference on 2 June. This was the third highest
pledge at the conference and brings the total UK commitment to nearly £1 billion since
the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>This funding will be provided through humanitarian
and development agencies and will provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people
each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for
malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p>
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