Republic of Yemen

 Sana’a – The UN staff member, who has been held in Yemen since 15 January 2012, arrived today in a UN safe haven in Sana’a after he was released earlier in Ma’rib. He is in good health and is receiving standard medical examinations and psychological counselling. He has been in touch with his family and will be reunited with them in Norway soon.

A signing Ceremony of the Cost-Sharing Agreement (CSA) between the Government of Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was held today in Sheba Hotel. According to this CSA, the Government of Germany allocated Euro 750.000 (US$ 950.000) to support the upcoming Early Presidential Elections in Yemen.

 In the presence of H.E. Judge Mohammad Husein AlHakimi, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Elections and Referend H.E. Mr.  Holger Green, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Yemen Mr. Gustavo Gonzales, UNDP Senior Country Director Signing Ceremony of the Cost-Sharing Agreement (CSA) between the Government of  Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will be signed to support the UNDP’s Multi-donors Basket Fund for Elections During the Transitional Period.

The Inauguration Ceremony of  SCER Women Department Awareness Campaign to mobilize female voters in the early presidential elections in 5 provinces (Sana'a - Aden - Taiz - Hajj - Houdromot "Socotra")

 The impact of the unrest situation on social and economic landscape of Abyan has been dramatic and devastating. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), close to 90,000 persons were forced to flee outside the conflict area as Internal Displaced Peoples (IDPs). Abyan governorate had the lion-share of IDPs, with just over forty thousand displaced in the governorate. Half of them took refuge in the schools and public premises in Aden, looking for any life-saving and critical support that would help them cope with their displacement and decrease their vulnerability.

 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV), and many youth groups, celebrated today the International Volunteer Day in Al Boustan hotel, in Sana’a.