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Second Start Fund activation for Yemen provides £295K for displaced communities
April 7, 2015
Posted by Tegan Rogers in News.

The Start Fund has awarded £294,720 to Action Against Hunger and International Medical Corps to respond to conflict and displacement in Yemen. This is the second Start Fund allocation for the ongoing conflict in Yemen, which has been classed as a forgotten emergency by ECHO, appearing in its forgotten crisis assessment (FCA) index every year for the past six years.

International Medical Corps raised the alert one week ago, following the recent escalation of violence in the country. The alert note described how “this complex crisis, though long standing, suddenly deteriorated at the onset of Saudi airstrikes.” It went on to describe how there is a critical lack of support for those affected by the conflict, because many NGO staff operating in the area have been evacuated, access has been restricted, and supplied are limited.

The briefing note produced by ACAPS following the alert explains the impact of the recent deterioration…