€5.1 million aid for Yemen

The European Union has said it will give Yemen €5.1 million in aid amid warnings that the international humanitarian response to the situation in the strife-ridden country remains inadequate, SIA informs citing the AA.

EU’s funding announced Thursday will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which will help provide food, water, medical supplies and other essential aid to the most vulnerable victims, according to the European Commission.

Christos Stylianides, European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management, said in a statement Thursday: "Due to the extremely challenging security situation, the International Committee of the Red Cross is one of the very few international humanitarian agencies in Yemen still able to deliver much needed aid to the victims of the conflict".

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