UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen news conferenceUN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen , Jamie McGoldrick gives a news conference in Sana ' a , Yemen , 21 January 2018 . According to reports , the UN has launched a 2 . 95 billion US dollars appeal for Yemen in 2018 , to help to some 13 million people of the war - affected Arab country ’ s 26 - million population after two and a half years of escalating conflict between Yemen ' s Saudi - backed government forces and the Houthi rebels . EPA / YAHYA ARHAB ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전