The United Nations and aid groups have warned of grave consequences for Yemen after an international pledging conference failed to raise enough money to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the war-torn country.
Overshadowed by the conflict in Ukraine, aid-starved Yemen - already suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the UN - is on the verge of total collapse.
It has repeatedly warned that aid agencies are running out of funds, forcing them to slash"life-saving" programmes. The UN's World Food Programme has said the levels of hunger risk becoming catastrophic as the Ukraine crisis pushes up food prices.Even before Russia invaded its neighbour, the WFP said Yemeni food rations were being reduced for eight million people this year, while another five million"at immediate risk of slipping into famine conditions" would remain on full rations.
The UN was seeking $4.27 billion but raised only $1.3 billion, with some major donors going missing - including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who were among the top three at last year's conference.
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