UNICEF Releases its “Progress of Nations 2000” Report, with scary numbers on Yemen A population of 55% CHILDREN!! [Archives:2000/29/Front Page]

In its “The Progress of Nations 2000” report, UNICEF revealed a scary fact in relation to Yemen: We have a population of more than 55% children below 18 years old, which is the highest ever percentage of children on the globe! This means that unless serious steps are taken, the population growth is simply putting Yemen on the road of total disaster.
It seems that Yemen has been capable of achieving several records in the region, lowest per capita GNP rate, highest population growth rate, highest illiteracy rate, and highest overall poverty level, and now, highest young children’s percentage.
Let alone having the largest percentage of children, unfortunately, according to the report Yemen holds the first place in even the number of stunted children in the Middle East (52%) followed by Sudan (33%). The statistics regarding infant and pregnancy health care show that Yemen is among the countries with the weakest of such services. Overall, Yemen was ranked among many African countries in the bottom of the list of progressing countries and not even compared to other Arab states.
“We seek to put an end to these intolerable inequalities by exposing them to the conscience of the world community.” is what the UNICEF said about the report. In similar terms, we as Yemen Times seek to get the attention of the authorities to these scary numbers of course by exposing them in a similar fashion to the local community and to donor countries interested in helping Yemen get out of its current crises.


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