http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Progress in allocating donors' pledges for Yemen discussed [The Source: RIYADH\Hadhramaut\Saba - Monday -21/April/2014] The joint technical committee to determine Yemen's developmental needs held on Monday its 14th meeting at the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab states in the Saudi capital ,Riyadh. The committee discussed the progress in allocating the donor pledges already stated in the meetings of London, Riyadh and New York, as well as the aid provided by the GCC countries to Yemen in the developmental field, as well as following-up the progress of work on projects that are funded by the GCC countries and both of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The meeting touched on the developments in the work of the Executive Bureau to accelerate absorption of donors' pledges, and the perception of the GCC's General Secretariat about the importance of the Council's help in the preparation of studies and projects to be implemented in Yemen. Moreover, the meeting also dealt with the underway preparations for the convening of the Friends of Yemen Meeting scheduled on April 29 in London.