Source: Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak emphasized the necessity of considering the humanitarian response plan for Yemen, prepared by the United Nations for the year 2025, to focus on priority and sustainable needs. He stressed the importance of coordination with ministries and governmental bodies to define these needs, thereby supporting government efforts to alleviate ongoing human suffering and achieve economic stability.
During his reception on Thursday in the temporary capital Aden, the UN Resident Coordinator for Yemen, Julien Harneis, the Prime Minister highlighted the need to maximize benefits from available international funding to support the Yemeni people. He also called for updating priorities to align with emergent needs, expressing his hope for UN support in preparing a national plan to deal with the issue of displaced persons, returnees, and those affected by displacement, according to the principle of permanent solutions within a comprehensive vision for managing the humanitarian relief file in general.
The meeting reviewed the humanitarian response programs led by the United Nations and its affiliated organizations and agencies in Yemen, mechanisms to overcome the decline in international support upon which millions depend for survival, solutions to the problems and needs of the displaced, in addition to the ongoing violations by the Houthi terrorist militia against relief workers and employees. Plans to move organizational headquarters to Aden were also discussed.
The meeting also recalled the violations faced by UN and international staff from the Houthi militia, including their new measures of transferring abductees to illegal trials. The importance of UN organizations and the international community taking firm actions and not being lenient in this regard was stressed, along with the need to pressure the militia for the immediate release of detainees without any conditions.
In turn, the UN official reiterated the commitment to enhance coordination with the Yemeni government in determining needs according to urgent priorities, pointing out the key programs and projects currently underway, and the efforts being made to reduce the funding gap to support relief and humanitarian work in Yemen.
