U.S. Humanitarian Assistance and the Situation in Yemen

by Gary Kopycinski on June 24, 2010

Gary Kopycinski Author

More in National:

Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026
Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026
Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. President Obama has decided to increase U.S. humanitarian assistance to Yemen by $29.6 million, to $42.5 million this fiscal year. This assistance will provide food, water and sanitation, shelter, and health care to over 280,000 individuals displaced by the conflict in northern Yemen, as well as refugees in southern Yemen.