The donation will support the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN World Food Programme and target water, food security and the protection of civilians.
Yemen has been ravaged by civil war that erupted in 2014. Some 22 million people, two-thirds of the country’s population, need humanitarian assistance, the Swiss government said on Monday.
Some 4.5 million people have been forced out of their homes, with women and children particularly affected by the humanitarian crisis.
A fragile ceasefire was brokered by the United Nations last year but the country is still experiencing sporadic violence between government forces and Houthi militia.
Switzerland is also offering its services to bring a more lasting peace to the country.
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