Environment Day Celebrated [Archives:2003/624/Local News]

ABDO MOQBIL AL-SABIRI

Yemen celebrated International Environment Day on Feb. 20.
The Minister of Environment & Tourism, Abdulmalek al-Eriani stressed in his speech on the necessity to celebrate the Environment International Day in Yemen and other governorates in the republic.
Field visits and clean-up campaigns are underway on this occasion in Sana'a.
During the inaugural ceremony, a speech was delivered by Gamal al-Khowlani, vice-mayor of the capital secretariat, and the secretary general of the local council.
Gamal emphasized mobilizing efforts aiming at protecting the environment.
For a cleaner environment, mud fire places, rock cutting machines are to be removed outside the capital.
Efforts are also underway to put an end to diesel-powered vehicles and old cars.
Celebrating International Environment Day in Yemen will be accompanied by planting trees and plants alongside streets, other clean-up campaigns, and self-initiative activities taken by some citizens, private sector companies and governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Clean-up campaigns instructions are to be given through posters, signboards in public places.
On his part, the Japanese Ambassador to Yemen delivered a speech about the efforts to keep a clean environment.
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