LONDON, 2 March, 2021 (TON): While the British government cut 50 percent of its humanitarian support for war-torn country Yemen because of its biggest recession, Yemenis and other charity groups have urged Britain to reconsider its broken assistance.  

At a major virtual pledging conference on Monday, the UN looked to raise some $3.85 billion from more than 100 governments and donors, to help Yemen's plight.

On Monday, Former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell that cutting aid to Yemen would be very serious indeed and would lead to the slow, agonizing and obscene process of starving to death for millions.

A Yemeni aid worker said, “It is hard to describe how heartbreaking the situation in Yemen is right now. Children are dying every day here. It is not a moral decision to abandon Yemen.”

“We are beyond dismayed by reports that the government intends to cut aid to Yemen by a staggering 50 percent. To slash food and medicine to these children as they stand on the brink of famine and a second COVID-19 wave risks many thousands of deaths,” said Kevin Watkins, CEO of Save the Children UK.

“This is one of the first illustrations of the devastating real-life consequences of the UK’s decision to abandon its commitment to spend 0.7 percent of gross national income on aid, and we hope the government will urgently rethink this move in time to avoid tragic consequences for the world’s most vulnerable children.”

Yemen has been going through a civil war in 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi militias seized the capital, leading the internationally recognized government to flee to neighboring Saudi Arabia. Till now, the country’s unrest has not been met.