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May 20, 2015

U.N. Appeals for New Pause in Yemen to Bring Undelivered Aid 
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The U.N. says it needs more time to bring aid to areas of Yemen
following the end of a five-day truce. A U.N. spokesperson said only
half of the proposed supplies were delivered before Saudi strikes
resumed on Sunday.

Elisabeth Byrs: "The humanitarian pause in Yemen was not long enough to
reach all those in need of food, and WFP is appealing for a series of
predictable breaks in the conflict to deliver desperately needed aid."

The U.N. says Yemen has only been able to import one-tenth of the fuel
it needs each month. More than 1,800 people have died in Yemen's
conflict so far.

 

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