Millions pledged on donor top for Yemen

brussel/genève - The European Commission extravents 116 million euros for emergency aid and development aid to Yemen. At a donor conference in Geneva, many countries attracted the wallet on Tuesday. Thus, Germany said 50 million euros. The US and countries such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia also made substantial contributions.

The Netherlands announced its launch in 2017 of more than 15 million. The Red Cross was aware of doubling its budget for the war-torn land to $ 90 million.

Seven million Yemen threatens hunger death. Of the population of 27 million people 70 percent are dependent on humanitarian aid. The United Nations speaks of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. According to an estimate by the UN, 1.9 billion euros are needed for emergency aid this year.

The money is spent on water, food, healthcare and fuel. The European Union has released more than 340 million euros for Yemen since the beginning of the war in 2015 by Tuesday announced.