# Comic Relief to give £250k to support charities helping people in Yemen

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/16/comic-relief-give-250k-support-charities-helping-people-yemen/
- Published: 2016-12-16T21:16:57+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Comic Relief today announced that it will give £250,000 to support organisations
working to help starving people in Yemen, including children at severe risk of malnutrition.
The pledge comes after the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) [announced its Yemen Crisis Appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/12/dec-announces-yemen-crisis-appeal/)
this week.**

Comic Relief is not a humanitarian response agency but it does have close partnerships
with the DEC and organisations that provide emergency aid. When humanitarian emergencies
take hold, and disrupt and threaten a great numbers of people’s lives, it liaises
with its partners to assess the situation. The charity can make grants in exceptional
circumstances like this, if it judges that these funds can make a real difference.

In this situation, Comic Relief’s grant will help the ongoing work of DEC agencies
to provide humanitarian support and assistance to many more people in Yemen.

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Jennie Richmond, Head of International Grants at Comic Relief explained why the 
charity decided to make the grant. She said:

> “We are deeply concerned about the crisis in Yemen, which is why we have decided
> to respond to the appeal from the DEC. The funds raised will help agencies working
> in Yemen to provide vital support and lifesaving aid to people in desperate need
> across the country.
> “Our contribution will help provide aid to those in urgent need and we are also
> encouraging the general public to support this appeal, so that the agencies on
> the ground can reach as many people as possible.”

The UK Government is also supporting the [DEC appeal](http://www.dec.org.uk) and
will match donations from members of the UK public up to a total value of £5 million
in match funding.

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