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> The United Nations has raised about $1.2bn from crisis-strained donors towards its $4.3bn aid plan for Yemen, one of the world's biggest humanitarian disasters despite a no-war, no-peace stalemate that has largely stopped fighting.

> The US, Yemen's top donor, pledged more than $444m for this year's humanitarian response, bringing its total contribution since the start of Yemen's war to $5.4bn. "Record global humanitarian needs are stretching donor support like never before, but without sustained support for the aid operation in Yemen, the lives of millions of Yemenis will hang in the balance," the UN said in a statement.

> Erin Hutchinson, Yemen director for the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group, said the amount raised on Monday was woefully inadequate for Yemen's needs.

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