The 140-mile “march for bread” aimed to call on the international community to protect Hudaydah, which is the main entry point for aid. Activists on the ground said humanitarian relief was being prevented from reaching its recipients. Initial pledges at the conference included $150m from Saudi Arabia, $100m from Kuwait, $55m from Germany and $94m from the US. The UK pledged £139m in aid for Yemen in 2017-18, up 24% from last year. Hisham Al-Omeisy, a political analyst based in Sana’a, said people in Yemen were not optimistic about the prospects of international aid.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2017 15:29 UTC