RIYADH — Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah Tuesday in Riyadh met with Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Qasim Mohammed Bahibh.
Discussions during the meeting went over issues related to humanitarian and relief affairs, mainly those related to the health sector of Yemen.
Dr. Bahibh expressed thanks and appreciation to Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, for its great support to the health sector in Yemen to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
He stressed that Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the Crown Prince is the top supporting country for Yemen. KSrelief has implemented more than 356 health projects in Yemen, with a value of more than $837,548,000.
SDRPY workshop on Yemeni
institutional capacity launched
The Technical Assistance and Capacity Development Group (TA/CDG) began In Riyadh a two-day workshop hosted by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) to increase and develop the capacity of Yemeni institutions.
The workshop will be jointly presided over by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
SDRPY Supervisor Ambassador Mohammed Al Jabir, World Bank Country Manager for Yemen Tania Meyer, IMF Regional Resident Representative for Iraq and Yemen Gazi Shbaikat, Yemeni Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Waad Badhib, Yemeni Minister of Electricity Mana'a Bin Yamin, Hussam Al-Sharjabi of the Economic Team and Deputy Governor of the Yemeni Central Bank Muhammad Omar Banaja attended the inauguration ceremony.
The workshop is a continuation of Saudi Arabia's efforts through SDRPY in all fields, including efforts to build the capacity of government institutions.
The most recent of these efforts was the comprehensive capacity-building program launched in mid-2021 to strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Finance of Yemen, in order to support the Yemeni government and its institutions in serving Yemen. — SPA
