Al-Arhabi: Government to focus efforts in reducing poverty in rural areas

SANA'A, Jan. 13 (Saba)-Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs =
and Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation Abdul Kareem al-Arhabi said that poverty eradication in =
rural regions is one of key priorities of the government in coming =
period.
In the opening session for a workshop of preparing for fourth five-year =
plan 2011-2014, al-Arhabi revealed a program which is first of its kind =
to reduce poverty in the
rural regions by improving capacities of framers in the regions.
He added that the impacts of the financial and food crises and =
dispersion of population gatherings are main challenges that face the =
efforts of government to reduce poverty
in these regions.
73 percent of the Yemeni population is living in rural regions which =
require further efforts by the government to improve living standard of =
the population, he said.
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