The U.N. emergency relief coordinator's office set a US$4.3 billion target to help people suffering in the war-torn nation.
Donors raised US$1.2 billion in pledges at a conference in Geneva to support and protect the most vulnerable people in war-torn Yemen.
The fundraising total Monday came to little more than a quarter of the US$4.3 billion goal for helping 17.3 million people, but U.N. estimates show 21.6 million people, or two-thirds of Yemen's population, will need emergency aid this year.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
The spending bill also has other 'key pro-Israel provisions' aimed at the U.N. and other international organizations.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
