EC allots €19 million to support health, administration in Yemen
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 14/9/2008
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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.
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