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Aid Groups Warn Yemen Needs Immediate Assistance To Prevent Food Security 'Crisis'; Donors Pledge $4B For Development
"Seven aid groups on Wednesday warned Western diplomats that Yemen was on the brink of a 'catastrophic food crisis' and urged them to bolster efforts to salvage the situation as they meet in Riyadh for an international conference to help the nation," Agence France-Presse reports (5/23). The meeting of the so-called "Friends of Yemen" is expected to focus on political transition and improving security, but "[i]n their warning, the aid agencies -- CARE, International Medical Corps, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, and Save the Children -- say this focus is preventing action to alleviate poverty and hunger," BBC News writes (5/22). Reuters notes that the "United States, European Union, France, Egypt, and Russia were attending the Riyadh summit on Wednesday, as were Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman" (Kane, 5/23). The donors have promised $4 billion to support development projects and stabilization efforts in Yemen, with Saudi Arabia pledging $3.25 billion of the total, Devex reports (Mungcal, 5/24).
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