US announces additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen

WASHINGTON, 17 March 2022, (TON): During today’s 2022 High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, I announced nearly $585 million in humanitarian assistance from the United States to the people of Yemen. 

With this funding, the United States has provided nearly $4.5 billion to the Yemeni people since the crisis began more than seven years ago.  Amid all the humanitarian crises in the world, the generosity of the American people remains unwavering. 

In keeping with the President’s commitment to help alleviate this suffering, today’s announcement is the largest single U.S. contribution to-date for the humanitarian response in Yemen.

This announcement also reflects the scale of the crisis facing the Yemeni people.

The assistance includes more than $561 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and more than $23 million from the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. 

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