The Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction of Yemen participated in the 13th session of the World Urban Forum in Baku, as part of Saudi Arabia’s official delegation to the international event organized by the UN-Habitat.

The Cabinet on Tuesday adopted a broad package of economic and administrative measures aimed at improving the welfare of public sector employees, strengthening institutional performance, and advancing reforms across state institutions.

Presidential Leadership Council member Lt. Gen. Mahmoud al-Subaihi received on Monday at Maashiq Palace in Aden a United Nations delegation headed by Principal Military Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Antony Hayward.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, received on Monday the government negotiating team responsible for the detainees file, headed by chief negotiator Hadi Haig, to review the latest progress in talks aimed at securing the release of detainees and abductees.

Minister of Legal Affairs Judge Ishraq al-Maqtari met in the temporary capital, Aden, with Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights representative Mohammed Suleiman to review avenues for strengthening cooperation in legal and legislative fields.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council and Marib Governor Sultan Al-Aradah congratulated graduates of the Air Force and Air Defense College on completing their academic and military training, describing the achievement as an important contribution to rebuilding Yemen’s armed forces and strengthening national defense institutions.

Governor of Abyan Dr. Mukhtar al-Rabbash discussed Sunday with the Director of the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen Engineer Mohammed Madkhali service and development projects planned for implementation in Abyan Governorate.

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center inaugurated a new water project in Taiz Governorate on Saturday involving the construction of three deep groundwater wells, as part of ongoing efforts to secure a lasting supply of safe drinking water for the city’s population. The project is being carried out by Human Access with financial support from the center.

Minister of Water and Environment Eng. Tawfiq Al-Sharjabi held talks in the interim capital, Aden, with UNDP Resident Representative Zena Ali on efforts to expand projects aimed at addressing water shortages in Taiz Governorate.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) received today, Sunday, the Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Yemen NAKASHIMA Yochi.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) received today, Sunday, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Yemen EVGENY KUDROV.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) stated that any approach to put an end of the war in Yemen will never be successful, unless it deals with the Houthi militias as part of an Iranian cross-border scheme, and not as a local political party, warning that reducing any crisis of this kind to truces and arrangements for a ceasefire will lead to temporary risk management rather than building sustainable peace.

Yemen’s top economic advisory body, led by Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dr.Shaya Zindani, met Thursday to assess the country’s dire economic and financial situation and service sector gaps, and outline steps to stabilize conditions and alleviate hardship.

Yemen’s Ambassador to Morocco, Izz al-Din Al-Asbahi, met Tuesday with Deputy Speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, Mohamed Ghiath, to discuss fraternal ties between the two countries and ways to strengthen parliamentary cooperation.

Presidential Leadership Council member and Hadhramaut Governor Salem Ahmed Al-Khanbashi convened a coordinated military-security meeting on Tuesday at the First Military Region command in Seiyun.

Officials from Yemen’s Ministry of Local Administration, headed by Minister Badr Baslama, met Tuesday in Aden with the European Union Mission to Yemen, led by Ambassador Patrick Simonnet, to explore mechanisms for supporting and enhancing the capacity of local authorities.

Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Shaya Zindani received Wednesday, in the temporary capital Aden, a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of the sisterly State of Kuwait to Yemen, Falah bin Fahad Al-Mutairi.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) received today, Wednesday, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),Peter Hawkins.

Minister of Human Rights Mishal Omar met today in the temporary capital Aden with a delegation from the European Union mission to Yemen, headed by Patrick Simonet, to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation in the field of human rights, institutional reform, and the protection of public freedoms.

The Republic of Yemen signed Tuesday a development cooperation agreement with the People’s Republic of China aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and supporting development and humanitarian cooperation between the two friendly countries.