Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muammar al-Eryani has met with officials from the American Enterprise Institute to discuss the situation in Yemen and the challenges posed by the terrorist Houthi militia.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed with the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to promote them.
Saudi Al-Nasr beat its guest, UAE's Al-Wasl, 4-0 in the match that brought them together at Al-Awal Park Stadium in Riyadh, as part of the seventh round of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-2025.
UN Secretary General praises Yemen govt efforts in protecting children
[26/06/2018 04:51]
NY-SABA
A report issued by the UN Secretary General children and armed conflicts on Monday has praised the efforts and measures the Yemeni government has taken to improve child protection in 2017.
The report welcomed the ongoing discussions between the Yemeni government and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen which aim to formulate a protocol on child fighter recruitment ban.
The report commended the directive of the Deputy Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces to ban the recruitment of children into the Yemeni military and to take legal measures against any violations to this directive.
The UN Secretary General also welcomed the Yemeni government's signature of the Safe Schools Declaration last October. As a result of these steps taken by the Yemeni government, its name was removed from the list of governments that have not taken child protection improvement measures.
On the other hand, the UN Secretary General expressed his deep concern at the continued Houthi recruitment of child fighters from schools. The rebel Houthi militia was thus placed in the list of parties that do not respect the international law.