Emergency Cash Transfer Project Benefits 9 Million Yemenis

Emergency Cash Transfer Project Benefits 9 Million Yemenis

A volunteer carries hygiene kits provided by UNICEF in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters file photo Nearly 1.5 million of the most vulnerable families in Yemen – an estimated 9 million people – have received emergency cash transfers from the Emergency Cash Transfer Project implemented by UNICEF and funded and supported by the World Bank’s International Development Association.

The joint UNICEF-World Bank project was launched in mid-2017 and this week concluded its second payment to the most vulnerable Yemenis. A third payment is being planned for August 2018.

“These emergency cash transfers contribute to avert the risk of famine and allow targeted families […]

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