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<p>As reported by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs,
Mark Lowcock, in his UN Security Council briefing of Monday 16 April, UN agencies
estimate that they need more than $900 million to enable them to continue their operations
in Yemen until July.</p><p>On Thursday 23 April, DFID’s acting Permanent Secretary
discussed ways of improving humanitarian funding levels in Yemen with Mark Lowcock.</p><p>The
Secretary of State also discussed Yemen funding with the Executive Director of the
World Food Programme on Friday 17 April and UK officials remain in close contact with
other major donors such as Saudi Arabia, the US and Germany.</p>
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