The United Nations and Saudi Arabia host a pledging conference for war-ravaged Yemen on Tuesday to help raise some $2.4 billion as funding shortages imperil the world's biggest aid operation.

Yemen pledging drive hopes to raise $2.4 billion to save aid ops as virus spreads

COVID-19 is a threat to Yemen's ''existence'' as it will devastate the warn torn country, said Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the head of United Nations Refugee Agency. Speaking from the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, Beuze said the number of suspected coronavirus cases in the country appears to be multiplying fast and, at the same time, international aid agencies are being forced to abandon critical programmes.

COVID-19 is a threat to warn-torn Yemen: UN Refugee Agency

Yemen has recorded its first deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, after the war-torn country confirmed five new cases, stoking fears of a major outbreak. The country's healthcare system has been blighted by years of war that have driven millions from their homes and plunged the country into what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

War-torn Yemen reports its first two coronavirus deaths

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Yemen pledging drive hopes to raise $2.4 billion to save aid ops as virus spreads

COVID-19 is a threat to warn-torn Yemen: UN Refugee Agency

War-torn Yemen reports its first two coronavirus deaths