Japan grants $800,000 for affected people in Eastern Area

SANA'A, Dec. 13 (Saba) - The Japanese government offered US$ 800,000
as an assistant for the people affected by the floods hit
governorates of Hadramout and Mahrah last October.

The Japanese aid comes in response to the Yemen's plan for dealing
with the floods' consequences presented by the United Nation and
ratified by the Yemeni government.

A press release issued by the Japanese embassy indicated that Japan
will offer $500,000 through the United Nations High Commission for
Refugees to fund its projects, including distribution of refugees'
tools and collecting information about the flood-affected people as
well as supporting the government's program for missed documents.

The rest of the amount ($300,000) will be presented via the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNCEF) to be assisted to cover a part of
its projects in the affected areas that aims to prevent the
environment deterioration in water and sanitation areas, to
facilitate access to safe drinking water and decent sanitation
facilities and to improve the health and food conditions in these
two governorates.

The UNCEF projects also include an estimate for the protection needs
of children through setting up a monitor mechanism to protect
children and providing the necessary services in addition to
supporting children's return to school.

It is worth mentioning that Japan granted Yemen last October relief
stuffs amounting to $ 200,000 including tents, mattresses, blankets
and plastic sheets. Thus, the total of Japanese aid to those
affected governorates reached $1 million.