To achieve goals of the millennium Yemen needs $30 billion till 2015 [Archives:2003/652/Business & Economy]

Acting resident representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sana'a Maeen Kareem has estimated Yemen's needs for realization of objectives of development till the year 2015 an annual growth by 8% and to bridge the financial gap for around $30 billion in the coming 15 years.
In the ceremony of inaugurating the world Human Development report of 2003, Mr Maeen said the role played by Yemen in preparing the first report on human development for the third millennium had made it occupy the second place among the Arab countries.
Dr Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemen's foreign minister has affirmed the importance of the report for the contribution to help the poor countries with the aim of ending the economic and development problems in their respective countries. Dr Al-Qirbi called upon the advanced countries to help the poor countries in the third world to surmount the problems they are suffering in various life areas. The Yemeni minister has praised the role played by the donor countries for Yemen especially in development areas. The development report concentrated this year on fighting poverty, improvement of woman situations, narrowing gaps of gender, reduction of debts which the poor countries are unable to bear, such as Yemen. The report includes a confirmation on Yemen's endeavour for achieving some five targets, namely, the economic development and diversification of the economy base, development of human resources, improvement of the poor life through developing the infrastructure and enhancement of the systems of social enthusiasm, development of administration and rule and enhancement of partnership and cooperation.
The national strategy for the reduction of poverty has defined the period 2003-200 as a time space for implementation of primary policies and programs for human development in Yemen.
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