26_September [Archives:2008/1118/Press Review]

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Top Stories

– President Saleh discusses with assistants and advisors many issues of concern to the nation

– Higher Education Ministry to begin implementing National Strategy for Childhood and Youth

– Minister of Expatriates' Affairs: Unrest in Kenya has no influence on Yemeni community members

– Consultative Meeting between Yemen and international donors scheduled for coming February

The website reported that the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation began the preparations to host the second consultative meeting of international donors to Yemen in Sanaa next February. It quoted well-informed sources as saying that during the meeting, senior Yemeni government officials and donors will discuss the implementation of the international donor's pledges that they made during and after the conference of international donors, which took place in London last year.

The second consultative meeting will also discuss the implementation of the third five-year plan for economic and social development and their financial commitments, in addition to reviewing the steps taken by the Yemeni government in the field of financial and administrative reforms.

The sources said that Yemen and donors will review a detailed report on the level of progress in the allocation of the donor's pledges to Yemen, which was held in London in November 2006, as well as after the conference, with a view to adopt a number of steps that contribute to speeding up the other financial pledges. Yemen hosted the first consultative meeting between the Yemeni government and donors in June 2007.
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