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Yemen and Germany to discuss development cooperation

Shortly after the official visit of President Saleh to Germany at the end of last month, reconfirming the excellent state of German-Yemeni relations, the two countries will enter into discussions on the future of the development cooperation between Germany and Yemen.

The consultations which are to take place in Sanaa from April 6 – 9 are also held in preparation of the Government negotiations which are envisaged to take place in Bonn in spring 2009 where the German commitments for the years 2009-2010 will be decided.

German support for the Yemeni population has focussed so far specifically on the water sector, but also on education, sustainable economic development, health and good governance. In the future there might also be cooperation in the field of vocational training and on renewable energy, where Germany is one of the world leaders in so-called green technologies.

Improving NGOs and civil society performance

A course to enhancing the capacity of NGOs and civil society activists concluded at the Media Women Forum (MWF last week). The course titled “communication skills and listening art”” aimed to improve the performance of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) by training 30 participants.

The trainers are from various 10 active NGOs in Sana'a working in the fields of human rights and civil society.

Following to this training