Yemeni education minister and UNICEF review efforts to improve education

 

Yemen’s Minister of Education, Tariq Al-Akbari, and the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reviewed efforts to improve education in the war-torn country.

During a meeting in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, on Wednesday, the Yemeni education minister highlighted the challenges the ministry was facing to improve education in Yemen.

He reportedly said that the ministry was facing difficulties while printing textbooks and providing sufficient salaries to teachers. He also highlighted the importance of finding ways to develop the education sector with the help of various organisations in the country.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ahmad Awadh BinMubarak, and the United States Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, reviewed Washington’s commitment to providing Yemen with humanitarian aid and military support.

The minister highlighted the importance of implementing all articles of the United Nations truce, ending the Houthis’ violations in Yemen. The leaders also discussed the efforts of both their governments to achieve peace in Yemen.

Awadh BinMubarak and Charge’ D’Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Yemen, Yafghini Kudrove, also discussed the latest developments in Yemen and mutual relations between Yemen and Russia.

Reportedly, the Houthi militia has yet to end its siege on Taiz and open the city’s roads. The Yemeni government wants to achieve economic stability in the country.

Human rights violations committed by the Houthi militants against civilians have increased significantly in Yemen. According to the United Nations, many children have died in Amran, Hodeida, Ibb, Saada, and Sanaa during fights. Reportedly, around 2,000 children recruited by Houthi militants died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021. In 2021, two million Yemeni children were forced to drop out of school due to war.

There has also been an increase in acute malnutrition among children under 5 years. According to the UN, over 17.4 million Yemenis are also food insecure.