Britain announced on Wednesday the provision of additional funding worth 139 million pounds for humanitarian aid in Yemen, which has been witnessing a war for more than nine years and “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.”

The British Foreign Office explained in a statement that these new funds “will help provide assistance to more than 850,000 people and treat 700,000 children suffering from malnutrition.”

London confirmed that after nine years of conflict, “the Yemeni people are suffering from one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world,” noting that “more than half of the population (18.2 million people) are in need of humanitarian assistance.”

This additional aid will be distributed through partners such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program and other organizations.

Britain announced the new aid at the same time as Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak’s visit to London, during which he met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

Camron said in a statement, “The United Kingdom is committed to confronting the crisis in Yemen, but the international community must do the same to bring about real change.”

This comes after the European Union announced last week the release of additional aid worth 125 million euros to Yemen.

An international donors meeting was held last week in Brussels.

About 200 humanitarian organizations, including UN agencies, coinciding with the meeting, launched an urgent appeal to provide $2.3 billion for the humanitarian response plan in Yemen for the year 2024, warning of “serious consequences” if the necessary funding for Yemen is not secured.