Human Rights Minister meets UN officials
The Source: SANA'A\Hadhramaut\Saba - Wednesday -16/April/2014
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Minister of Human Rights, Houriah Mashhour, met here on Tuesday with the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen Paolo Lembo and the UNDP Country Director Mikiko Tanaka. During the meeting , they discussed a number of the issues and topics related to human rights .
Lembo expressed his appreciation for the role played by the Ministry of Human Rights in the promotion of human rights in Yemen.
He confirmed the UN support for the implementation of the human rights programs priorities in accordance with the national dialogue outcomes, particularly with regard to the rights of women, youth, and marginalized and disabled people, as well as the rights of refugees.
In turn, the minister praised the role played by the UN organization in support of the transitional phase in Yemen in the field of human rights.
In the meeting ,Lembo handed an invitation to Mashhour to participate in the annual meeting of the UNDP Global Programme for Strengthening Rule of Law in Crisis-Affected & Fragile Situations to be held in New York next month .
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