UN resident coordinator interview with Yemen Times (Front)

Yemen Times spoke to UN Resident Coordinator* Pratibha Mehta* who offered her perspective on issues involving development* security* refugees* the current situation in Sa?ada and the recent attack on the US embassy in Sana?a. Mehta assured Yemen Times that the UN?s work in Yemen is development-oriented and not involved in politics: ?Right now we are mostly concerned with humanitarian relief and life-saving needs. Food itself is a very big issue.? She added that the UN ?will support the Yemeni government in managing the country?s security in [its] programs.? She also stressed that ?All people ?both men and women- should be engaged in national development. It is not just what the country can do for the people* it is also what the people [?] can do for their country* and in this sense you cannot ignore 50 percent of the population?. Full interview next issue....

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