PM:06:38:28/03/2023
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SULAIMANI — The World Bank announced a $207 million grant to
address food security and malnutrition in war-torn Yemen.
The grant, offered by the World Bank's International
Development Association, aims to "address chronic food insecurity and
malnutrition in Yemen," the bank said in a statement.
"Around 1.8 million Yemeni households will
benefit" from the grant," the bank said.
"It will also support poor and vulnerable households
facing multiple overlapping crises, including conflict, food price inflation,
climate-related emergencies such as the August-September 2022 floods, and the
consequences of the COVID -19 pandemic," the statement added.
Yemen descended into a deadly civil war in September 2014,
when Houthi rebels seized much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa. A
military coalition led by Saudi Arabia entered the war in early 2015 to restore
the government to power.
The conflict, which has been ongoing for eight years, has
led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with millions at risk of
starvation.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)