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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13689
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NEWS BRIEFS / Yemen

Hadja Lahbib announces €9 million in support for World Food Programme

28/07/25 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has released €9 million to support the rescue operations of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Yemen, announced the European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, on Friday 25 July. “In Yemen, the risk of famine is real without urgent action. We are supporting one of the few organisations sustaining life-saving operations across Yemen - the WFP - with €9 million in funding. Humanitarian...

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YEMEN: Hadja Lahbib announces €9 million in support for World Food Programme