US announces $165M in humanitarian aid to Yemen

Support aims to prevent the ‘very real threat’ of famine in Yemen, the United States special envoy says, amid an ongoing effort to end the war.

The United States will provide $165m in additional humanitarian aid to Yemen, the US’s special envoy to the war-torn country has announced, amid rising concerns about the humanitarian toll of the conflict. “We are supporting efforts to prevent famine which is again becoming a very real threat,” Tim Lenderking told reporters during a briefing on Monday. “The announcement today I hope will generate further announcements.”