The United Nations said, "It and international donors from 16 countries around the world today pledged to provide $ 2.6 billion to ensure the continuation and expansion of humanitarian assistance operations in Yemen." The total pledges made by international donors at the high-level conference held in Geneva today to make pledges to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen represent a 30 percent increase compared to last year's donations of $ 2.01 billion. "A number of countries have already raised the value of their pledges, the bulk of which came from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a news conference after the conference.