The United Kingdom announced on Wednesday it has ramped up aid funding to help feed over 850,000 people in Yemen.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council Tariq Saleh surveyed several healthcare and educational facilities in the city of Al-Khawkha, the interim capital of Hodeidah port governorate.

Yemen's Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed bin Mubarak and the British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps have discussed developments in Yemen and the region, and bilateral cooperation in the field of defense.

Deputy governor of Taiz Dr. Abdulqawi al-Mikhlafi and the chief of Solidarity organization, Anthony Pinot as well as the director of the organization’s office Taiz have held talks over the organization’s interventions and future plans to offer humanitarian aid in the governorate.

Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak held officials talks today, Wednesday, here in London with the British Secretary of State and the Commonwealth Development David Cameron covered a range of topics , including Yemeni-British bilateral relations and cooperation, developments in Yemen, British humanitarian and development support for Yemen and the ongoing efforts to revive the political process.

Deputy Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Abd-Rabu al-Mahwali discussed Wednesday with the Advisor of Youth Program in UNICEF Sarah Shuman means of activating programs of technical education and vocational training according to requirements of labor market.

Minister of Endowments and Guidance Mohammed Shabibah met today, Wednesday, with Chairperson of Religous Affairs in the Turkish Republic Professor Ali Arbash on the sideline of the Consultative Summit of Muslim Scholars held in Istanbul.

Deputy Governor of Hadhramout for the Affairs of the Valley and Desert Districts Amer al-Amiri met with a delegation from the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen, headed by the Head of the Political Affairs Department of the UN Envoy's Office Roxana Yelena Bazargan.

Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Tokyo, Japan, Adel al-Sunaini greatly valued Japanese government's commitment to support the Yemeni people and its internationally recognized political leadership's efforts to achieve the Yemenis' aspirations to restore the state's institutions.

The Republic of Yemen participated today, Wednesday, in the Diplomatic Conference Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources held in Geneva.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs Dr. Mansour Bajash discussed with Indonesian Non-Resident Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Johan means of improving mutual relations between the two countries and coordinating positions of the two countries towards joint issues.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) along with members of the PLC Abdul Rahman al-Mahrami and Othman Mujalli left today, Wednesday, the interim capital Aden heading to Manama to contribute to the 33rd Arab Summit to be convened in the Kingdom of Bahrain tomorrow, Thursday.

Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed bin Mubarak arrived in the British capital, London, today, on an official visit set to last several days.

Members of the Presidential Leadership Council Abdulrahman al-Muharrami and Othman Mujally, were briefed Tuesday by the Head of the Central Organization for Control and Audit or (COCA) Judge Abu Bakr al-Saqqaf regarding the monitoring role of the organization.

Minister of Water and Environment Engineer Tawfiq al-Sharjabi and Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Qasem Buhaybeh held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with the World Bank to discuss the third additional financing portfolio for the Human Capital Project in Yemen, worth USD50 million.

Deputy Governor of Marib Dr. Abd-Rabu Miftah, accompanied by the Director General of the Police Department in the governorate Colonel Yahya Humaid, conducted an inspection visit to al-Falaj checkpoint, located south of the governorate on the road connecting it to several other governorates.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Wa'id Badhib held discussions today, Tuesday, in the interim capital Aden with the UN Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs Julien Harnies over the increasingly growing humanitarian needs due to the decline of the humanitarian finances.

Foreign minister Dr. Shaea al-Zandani participated today in a meeting convened by Arab foreign ministers to prepare foreign ministers to prepare for the Arab League's summit scheduled to be held in Bahrain's capital, Manama, next Thursday.

Deputy Governor of Hadramout governorate Amer al-Ameri discussed today, Tuesday, in Syeuon with a delegation of the UNESCO headed by Nuno Oliveira aspects of the UNESCO's interventions to protect the historical cities in Wadi Hadhramaut.

Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Nizar Basuhayb, the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) advisor at CARE International in Yemen, Denis Igua, and the deputy director of CARE’s office in Aden Yasser Altaf held joint discussions on Care International's plan for interventions in the field of water in several governorates and the prospect of carrying out some studies on Lawdar water project in Abyan province.