Yemen needs $2.7bl in 2024 – UN

Amman: In order to fund humanitarian relief efforts in war-torn Yemen this year the majority of the 18 million people in need reside in the country's north, which is controlled by the Houthi group the UN made a $2.7 billion plea on Thursday. Peter Hawkins, the acting UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, described the amount of money the UN was seeking as more realistic than the $4.3 billion it asked for last year. The 2023 appeal was only about 40 percent funded. Source: Jordan News Agency