On Monday, the European Union announced the provision of a new financial grant estimated at more than 193 million euros (206.26 million dollars) to support the most vulnerable groups in Yemen and to confront food insecurity in the country.
Janiz Lenarcic, the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management, said during the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum that 136 million euros will be allocated to the Union's partners in the humanitarian field to help meet the needs resulting from the ongoing violence and sudden disasters.
The activities funded by the federation will include health, nutrition, food assistance, water and sanitation, to prevent malnutrition and the transmission of epidemics.
Also, 55 million euros will be allocated as development aid for food security for Yemenis, and livelihood support to meet urgent food security needs and long-term development and self-reliance.
Yemen is suffering from an acute economic and humanitarian crisis, which is the worst in the world, according to the UN, in light of the war, acute funding gaps, global inflation, and the indirect impact of the war in Ukraine.
Yemen imports 90% of its food needs, and 45% of its wheat imports come from Ukraine and Russia.
80% of Yemen's population of 32.6 million relies on humanitarian aid.
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