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THE UN said yesterday that $1.6 billion (£1.01bn) was now needed to face a “looming humanitarian catastrophe” in Yemen.
“Over 21 million people, 80 per cent of the population, now need humanitarian aid or protection,” warned UN spokesman Jens Laerke.
UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Stephen O’Brien launched the appeal, telling donors of a “looming catastrophe” in Yemen with families struggling to find food.
In Aden, at least 5,000 people have been diagnosed with dengue fever.
UN spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said ceasefire talks could continue into the weekend but there appeared little hope, with both delegations resisting truce talks and one delegation booked to fly out of Geneva today and the other tomorrow.
In Yemen, heavy air strikes by Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Houthi positions. Explosions rocked the capital Sanaa, the southern city of Aden and the provinces of Lahj and Jouf. And in the northern city of Saada, at least 10 civilians were killed as air strikes targeted rebel positions.
