AUSTRALIA has substantially boosted its financial commitment to tackling the looming famine in Yemen and Africa, approving another $30 million in foreign aid.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the Government would provide the money to South Sudan, Yemen and Somalia is response to “widespread and devastating’’ hunger and the spread of cholera.
“The Government will contribute $30 million in humanitarian assistance for people in these countries who are facing the risk of famine due to conflict and drought,’’ Ms Bishop said.
South Sudan and Somalia, where 13 million people require aid and millions have fled their homes, will receive $20 million, while another $10 million will go to Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula country in the grips of a civil war.
