Donors met on supporting system of local ruling in Yemen

SANA'A, Dec. 01 (Saba)- Deputy Minister of Local Administration
Jafar Hamad and resident representative of United Nations
Development Program UNDP in Yemen Pratibha Mehta headed on Monday a
meeting over a program of supporting decentralization and local
development.

The meeting focused on the national strategy of the local ruling
which was approved last month and program to carry out the strategy
as well as support of donors for the implementation of the strategy.

Hamad reviewed goals of the strategy and phases of preparing it,
saying that the strategy aims at establishing local ruling to run
local development affectively.

He highlighted support of the donors for the decentralization and
local development in Yemen, wishing support for carrying out the
strategy.For her part, the UNDP representative considered the
strategy as key step toward enhancing the decentralization in Yemen,
pointing out to the important role of the donors in enhancing system
of the local ruling in Yemen.

She also pointed out to the current cooperation between the UNDP,
donors and the local administration to boost decentralization in the
country.

The UNDP official confirmed continuing cooperation in this regard to
invite further donors to support efforts of Yemen in
decentralization and local ruling.