UN appeals for nearly $3 bn to save millions in Yemen

Sanaa: The United Nations on Sunday made what it said was a record appeal for aid to Yemen, calling for nearly $3 billion in humanitarian relief for the war-torn country. The $2.96 billion will be used to respond to an ever-broadening crisis in Yemen, where war, looming famine and cholera have killed thousands and put millions of lives at risk. The appeal, made on behalf of UN agencies and humanitarian partners, came as 11.3 million people"urgently require assistance to survive", UN aid agency OCHA said in a statement. (AFP)