EC allots €19 million to support health, administration in Yemen

SANA'A, Dec. 13 (Saba) - The European Commission (EC) allocated on
Saturday €19 million to support fields of health and public
administration in the country.

A press release issued by the EU, made clear that the grant is
within the EC annual assistance program to Yemen for 2008 to support
two components in theses to fields.

According to the press release, half of the amount (€9.5 million)
would be appropriated to finance the second phase of the
reproductive health and population in governorates of Hajjah, Amran
and Mahweet, noting that this program is an expansion to the current
EC-financed program in the governorates of Taiz, Lahj and Hodeidah.

The second half of the grant has been allocated for the program of
supporting reforms in juvenile's justice, rule of law and
administrative reform and aiming at strengthening the capabilities
of Yemeni public authorities and civil society in the filed of
juveniles' justice in accordance with the United Nation standards.