When David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, called for $3.85 billion from international donors to avoid a point of no return in March, he said that “Yemen can’t wait”.
Five months on, some $2 billion has been received, averting the immediate risk of famine, but leaving significant gaps in desperately needed areas, such as healthcare.
During a recent visit to UN Headquarters, Mr. Gressly spoke to UN News’s Conor Lennon about the current humanitarian situation in Yemen, and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have across the war-torn nation.
This content originally appeared on UN News and was authored by Conor Lennon/ UN News.
Conor Lennon/ UN News | Radio Free (2021-10-02T03:15:05+00:00) ‘People feel trapped’: UN aid chief in Yemen. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2021/10/02/people-feel-trapped-un-aid-chief-in-yemen/
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