Al-Shaddadi receives Tulia Akson
Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Shaddadi met Wednesday with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Tulia Akson on the sidelines of his participation in the 148th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Parliament establishes Council for Coordination of Policies for Bulgarians Abroad
Voting in principle on Wednesday, the Bulgarian Parliament set up a council for the coordination of policies for Bulgarians residing abroad.
Bulgarian minister says survey shows her country "First in Europe in Young People's Desire to Start Own Business"
Bulgarian Minister of Innovation and Growth said the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown her country ranks first in Europe in terms of young people's desire to start their own business.
Spain reaches the final of the European Nations League and sets a date with Croatia
The Spanish national team reached the final match of the European Nations League, after defeating Italy with two goals to one in the semi-finals of the tournament, to set a date in the final match with the Croatian national team, which succeeded in reaching the same role by defeating the Netherlands.
User Name: Password:
Socotra governor meets UN delegation, warns of humanitarian disaster
[29/05/2018 07:33]

SOCOTRA-SABA
Governor of Socotra Ramzi Mahroos received today a delegation from different United Nations organizations who came to assess the needs of the people of the archipelago province in the aftermath of the cyclone Mekunu that hit and other parts of Yemen.

The delegation will conduct field visits and prepare a comprehensive report on the situation in the archipelago within a duration of one week.

Pointing to the extent of the damage caused to Mekunu, Mahroos said the archipelago is yet to face a season of winds that often interrupts supply to the islands, another disaster in addition to Mekunu.

He said that Socotra's local authority had procured four months' worth of food stuff before Mekunu struck destroying the ships laden with thousands of tons of commodities and caused dozens of merchants to lose millions of Riayls. Now, he said, the province is without any food up stocked on for the winds season, while the available foodstuff barely covers a single month's worth of consumption. He said that an acute humanitarian disaster is looming unless the humanitarian organizations do something.

The head of the UN visiting delegation Taha Ebrahim said that "the aim of the visit to Socotra Archipelago is to look at the most important needs of the province that had been affected by Mekunu and we will work to convey a clear idea to the United Nations organizations" about those needs.

He pointed out that the team will have discussions with the competent agencies and the humanitarian organizations working in Socotra. He said that the most important problem faced by the United Nations organizations in Socotra is the lack of a clear plan for humanitarian response and any interventions can only rest on such a plan.

He said that his team will work to submit a comprehensive report that determines Socotra's needs and the type of interventions needed. He said that some UN relief aid-laden flights will arrive in the archipelago during the next two days.





Al-Shaddadi receives Tulia Akson
Musawah organization documents 14 civilians killed in the terrorist militia's prisons from Dhamar
UNICEF: Up to 10 million children in Yemen in urgent need of humanitarian assistance
Prime Minister directs formation committee for making weights draft regulation
Eryani: Houthi leader's confession to killing hundreds of thousands shows Houthis as a bloody gang good only at blood shedding
PM stresses youth's role in overcoming ongoing challenges
President al-Alimi appoints Shaei al-Zandani Foreign Minister
Presidential Council discusses latest national developments
Al-Bahsani: Universities must contribute toward analyzing problems, drawing development plans
Taiz Governor discusses plans to combat cholera, dengue fever

About Saba News Agency | Usage Agreement | Contact Us