Farmers use a donkey to plow the land in Amran province, Yemen, on July 29, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
In a statement, FAO said the new funding was provided "in response to a sharp deterioration in food security conditions in Yemen." Of the total provided, 79.4 million U.S. dollars will go to FAO-organized projects.
ROME, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Tuesday that it received a new grant worth 150 million U.S. dollars to help fund assistance to vulnerable households in war-torn Yemen.
The contribution was provided by the World Bank based on multi-agency contributions. It more than doubles the amount of money UN agencies have provided for resilience projects in Yemen since early 2021.
Over the last two years, the Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project has earmarked 127 million U.S. dollars for Yemen-based initiatives, jointly implemented by FAO, the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the World Food Program (WFP).
Yemenis buy fruit and vegetables at a newly-opened charitable store that sells its goods at affordable prices in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
In a statement, FAO said the new funding was provided "in response to a sharp deterioration in food security conditions in Yemen." Of the total provided, 79.4 million U.S. dollars will go to FAO-organized projects.
"Our long-standing cooperation helps to ensure an integrated approach to tackling the food security issues in Yemen by strengthening agriculture as both an emergency measure to produce locally and a middle to long-term source of food and jobs," FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said in a statement.
"This additional financing by the World Bank is vital to building resilience among smallholder farmers in Yemen, boosting local food availability and strengthening local agrifood systems, which have been weakened by conflict, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate shocks," Qu said.
A Yemeni farmer feeds goats in the Midi District of Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, July 3, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)■
