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Penal Court Specialized in terrorism issues has received on Sunday the file of the 2011 Presidential Palace bombing case as the Prosecution still has not called in the rest of the suspects. An Insider said, “The Penal Court received the case file as the Prosecution referred the case without completing the investigation process.” “The prosecution had recently released a number of suspects, and it is hard to call them in anymore,” the

insider said, adding that the Prosecution neglected the crime architects and financers. Early this week, a gathering of three tribes, Khawlan, Sanhan and Bahlool, was held where tribesmen discussed the latest developments about the bombing case. At the meeting the tribesmen named a number of suspects and gave a respite of one month so as the Prosecution to complete the investigation processes accordingly; otherwise, the tribesmen will “take necessary actions in case of any kind of procrastination.”

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MARIB TRIBESMEN PROTEST US DRONE STRIKES Marib province, northeast of Yemen, saw on Sunday a march of protesters carrying the flags of al-Qaeda to condemn what they described as “violations of Yemen’s sovereignty through the US airstrikes, while affecting the lives of dozens of civilians under the pretext of pursuing al-Qaeda elements,” a local security source told the Yemen Observer.

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With different kinds of guns, protesters began to roam the streets of the city of Marib, carrying al-Qaeda flags and banners that addressed the Yemeni street in particular, according to the source. The armed protesters took over two Military Police trucks, which were roving behind the march. “No casu-

alties were reported, as the Military Police members handed in the trucks submissively,” the source said.

The protesters vowed those responsible of violating Yemen’s sovereignty and causing civilian deaths that “they will not go unpunished, sooner or later.” The protesters in Marib called on all Yemeni people to hold ral-

lies condemning all such crimes, arguing that “silence will increase such crimes to reach every city and every village.”

“The voice of Yemenis should be a major factor in stopping the crimes of violating our country’s sovereignty and civilian killings by the missiles of US unmanned or manned aircraft,” the protesters said.

SUICIDE BOMBER IN CAPITAL A suicide bomber blew himself up at Habrah market in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Monday, a security source said.

“The man carrying an explosive belt blew himself up in the middle of Habra market, which led to his death and the injury of many people.” The bombing came after the security authorities have recently warned of possible al-Qaeda threats.

TRAFFIC JAM IN SABEEN ROUNDABOUT CREATED BY TRAFFIC COPS ABSENCE WHO EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH THIER COLLEAGUE KHALID SANABANI WHO PASSED AWAY IN GPH

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Negligence of doctors of the state General Police Hospital (GPH) killed a 35-year old traffic cop in Sana’a on Sunday 18.

The traffic cop, Khalid al-Sanabani, was taken by his colleague Abdullah Saber to the GPH after his health condition deteriorated badly on Sunday 10:00 am.

“I took him to GPH after he suffered severe pain in his left hand and stomach,” the colleague

Abdullah Saber said.

“GPH doctors were not in their offices for checkups. I begged and pleaded with the doctors to see my colleague Khalid”

The father of a 5 year old son and a 3 year old daughter, Khalid al-Sanabani, died soon after doctor Abdul-Rahman Mekhlafi gave him a Voltaren shot in an attempt to relieve pain before checkup. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

This also came after Yemen’s security apparatuses gathered during the last days intel reports about security infiltration of alQaeda elements from the provinces of Abyan, Shabwa, Hadramout and Marib to Sana’a.

MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CAPITAL SECRETARIAT INAUGURATED THE 6TH SANA’A SUMMER FESTIVAL AFTER A CUTOUT IN THE YEARS 2011 AND 2012 DUE TO EVENTS WITNESSED BY THE COUNTRY IN 2011. ORGANIZERS HOPE THAT THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF VISITORS THIS YEAR AS THEY CONSIDER IT A PROOF OF SECURITY STABILITY IN YEMEN.

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Mr. Ahmed Dares, the Minister of Oil and Metals declared that the results of the sixth competition were arranged by the Ministry of Oil and Metals for 20 oil blocks including 9 oil land blocks and 11 marine blocks. As per the outcome, there are 18 oil companies from different nationalities with the primary quali-

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SECURITY OF EGYPT IS INTEGRAL PART OF YEMEN’S SECURITY, QIRBI SAYS Yemen Foreign Minister Dr. Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi said on Monday that the security and stability of Egypt is an integral part of Yemen’s stability and security.

The statement added that the Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen for the year 2013 targets a third of Yemen's population through a number of early and urgent recovery activities.

Aql briefed al-Qirbi on the situation and the procedures taken by the Egyptian leadership to restore the calm and stability and the implementation of the future map in order to put Egypt on the threshold of democracy and civic life.

The statement mentioned that in last July the response plan was reviewed, as well as the amended financing requirements, which amounted to US$ 702 million, noting that the activities of urgent priority still suffer a deficit in finance and only 43 percent of the plan requirements was funded during this year.

It affirmed that the presence of the United Nations organi-

Kid President is the star of a successful series of YouTube videos produced by LA-based agency, SoulPancake. He is helping to spread the campaign message to new audiences. He interviewed a number of global leaders and entertainers for the campaign, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “World Humanitarian Day is a really big deal,” he said. “It’s cool that it’s all over the world. I think all the people out there are like superheroes doing work to make things better.” The campaign is a collaborative effort between the UN Foundation, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),

the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), and advertising agency Leo Burnett New York. “Our primary mission is connecting public and private organizations, high profile individuals and all people to the UN,” said Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation. “We are extraordinarily proud to again help make this campaign a global event, raising vital funds and resources for humanitarian crises too often forgotten.”

“We believe ‘The World Needs More__’ offers a new approach to philanthropy, turning peoples’ words on social media into tangible assistance for people in need,” says Jay Benjamin, CCO of Leo Burnett New York. “This new ‘marketplace for words’ harnesses the collective voice of many and allows corporations to give on behalf of their consumer. It’s a new approach to fundraising and corporate social responsibility that brings the world together around common beliefs.”

NDC SA'ADAH TASKFORCE TO CRIMINALIZE POLITICAL EXCLUSION

This statement was delivered during Qirbi’s meeting with Egypt’s ambassador to Yemen Ashraf Aql, who handed him a letter from his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmi dealing with the bilateral relations and the developments of the Egypt’s recent developments.

“Yemen will not be able to achieve a sustainable transformation unless the basic needs of millions of poor people were fulfilled”, a statement issued by the office on the occasion of the World Day for humanitarian action, which marks August 19 every year said.

zation and its partners from international organizations in Yemen has increases since 2012, as well as the activities of the non-government organizations from the Gulf area and Yemeni organizations in the humanitarian response efforts. The statement noted that the humanitarian conditions in Yemen still face difficulties through the mounting poverty problem ,unstable prices of foodstuff, unemployment and lack of security and basic services.

Al-Qirbi, for his part, expressed his concern for the outcomes of the situation in Egypt, confirming his confidence that the leadership would surpass the ordeal to ensure the return of normal life and unity of the Egyptian people and Egypt’s security. He hoped that the dialogue and not violence would be the only way of compromise and reconciliation in Egypt.

Solutions and Guarantees Committee arising from the NDC Sa'adah Taskforce passed on in its Sunday meeting three decisions as a matter of proposing solutions to the Sa'adah issue unanimously by all political components.

The first decision stipulated to "cancel the Ministry of Information and form a national body to oversee the media," while the second decision stipulated to "respect the public office and equal citizenship rights based on good governance criteria as well as to crminalize political exclusion and any kind of distancing of political positions or visions." The third decision stipulated

that "both ministries of education and higher learning shall deliver prompt solutions to the students in the conflict-stricken areas in Sa'dah province.

"This shall be done via an adaptable program where students can undergo exams accordingly to catch up the years they missed; the same goes on university students in addition to giving them particularly 10% of the admission rates for 10 years starting from the effective date." In its previous meetings, the Solutions and Guarantees Committee has passed on 24 decisions as solutions for the Sa'adah issue.

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TRAFFIC COP DEATH CAUSES HORRIBLE JAM IN SANA’A Sanabani family brought two doctors and GPH brought two doctors to form a medical committee from the two sides. The medical committee is conducting a medical checkup on the corpse to determine the cause of death.

A number of furious traffic cops showed up in the GPH to express solidarity with their colleague Sanabani. “We will never leave this place until we take the doctor to the public prosecution,” one of the angry protests said. The protesting traffic cops attributed Sanabani death to GPH doctors’ neglect.

One of the protesters held a document showing that one of the doctors was begged to carry out checkups. The protester alleged that the document was written by the GPH deputy head. Protester Radhwan al-Mansoub, a traffic cop, said Saber was begging and crying in the GPH to save his colleague life, but that was of no avail. “We stage this sit-in to teach doctors a lesson so as to not ignore patients and repeat this action again” Mansoub stated.

Faces of the protesters filled with great anger, especially after Deputy Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghadra demanded their departure, promising to address their demands.

A number of riot police personnel came Sunday night to disperse the sit-in, but the protesters left the scene angrily without being dispersed. Notable absence of traffic cops from traffic circles and roundabouts in the main streets of the capital Sana’a created horrible bottlenecks all day long. Volunteers from citizens replaced traffic cops and tried to bring this chaos to an end as large numbers of vehicles were stuck in roads. Mohammed al-Haj, a traffic cop, bled to death one year ago after being shot while chasing a thief. Sanabani’s death brought back memories of this tragic incident.

INT’L COMPANIES QUALIFY FOR NEW YEMENI OIL BLOCKS selected oil sectors for investment to increase oil and gas production from oil fields for the development of Yemeni economics, especially in the situation of instability of the economy nowadays which

influences negatively on the development process.

Also, the Minister of Oil and Metals said to Yemeni news agency (Saba’a), “ There were 45 international companies form different nationalities that applied for these 20 blocks and after the commission of negotiation studied all the deals and documents that has been applied from those companies according to the organizing procedure of competition, there are 18 international oil companies who primarily qualified from different nationalities for the right of franchise in the 20 sectors “ Also, Mr. Ahmed Dares declared that these companies will be exposed to the

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GERMAN-EU TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE YEMENI LAND COMMISSION Following a request of the President of Yemen, the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union are providing technical assistance to the “Commission to Consider and Address Land Issues” in Yemen. The support draws on the German experience in settling land and restitution issues during the reunification process of East and West Germany. A German expert of the former

Trust Agency of Germany (Treuhand) will be visiting Yemen this week. The lawyer will consult in Sana’a with the “Commission to Consider and Address Land Issues”, with members of the National Dialogue Conference and various Yemeni ministries. The purpose of the consultations is to reflect with members of the Yemeni Land Commission on the challenges lying ahead. The aim of the visit is to explore practical options

to strengthen the work of the Land Commission by providing it with the kind of assistance it requires in order to fulfill its legal mandate on a sustainable basis.

The assistance is carried out through the National Dialogue Support Program, which is an initiative of the Political Development Forum Yemen (PDF-Yemen) and the German Berghof Foundation funded by the German Foreign Ministry.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Oxfam, an international NGO working with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering, has been working in Yemen since 1983. Oxfam announces the following vacancy for its programme Communications Officer (1 position) Location: Haradh Contract Duration: 8 months Main Responsibilities Developing and delivering, with others, a strategy for emergency communications to increase the impact of our programme objectives Managing and coordinating our communications in response to the emergency Facilitating capacity building of the programme team and assessing/advising on their communications needs. Working closely with media and advocacy officers to deliver a coherent and effective range of internal and external communications products Attending external coordination meetings, and managing the evaluation/impact assessment of communications from field teams. Skills and Competencies Required for this Role Proven experience in using MS Office applications Good knowledge of graphic design programmes is preferable. Ability to gather information, collate and systemize for effective communication and networking. Ability to work as part of a multi-cultural team and communicate effectively, so you will need to be fluent in English and ideally in Arabic. Any additional experience in emergency relief would obviously be an advantage, proving your resilience and ability to maintain team work under pressure. Partnership Development Officer (1 position) Location: Haradh Contract Duration: 11 months Main Responsibilities Ensuring all Oxfam teams are well-oriented about Oxfam GB partnership principles and mandatory processes. Identifying and updating the mapping of appropriate partners for Oxfam programmes both state and non state. Working with the Head of Development Programmes, Governance Manager, and concerned team to identify and respond to priorities for other civil society programming in Yemen and input into proposal and strategic development. Leading all partnership assessments in coordination with project managers and staff. Supporting programme teams in the assessment and identification of new partners, and development of roles and responsibilities at programme level. Assisting in periodic updates of all projects in Oxfam systems – use the update opportunities in providing training for the project focal points. Supporting and leading the development of high quality partners’ capacity building plans. Carefully reviewing partnership agreements with its annexes and ensuring its consistency, accuracy and completeness by working directly with project teams; Working with the Finance team to develop / review guidelines for use by partners in financial planning and management. Contributing to funding proposals by identifying/mapping partners that contribute to proposed projects as well as budgeting. Developing and periodically updating partnership agreements management sheet that reflects the status against the key particulars of each agreement and its annexes. Skills and Competencies Required for this Role 3 years experience in working in development projects at local level and with CSOs. Good communication skills and ability to work with others and as part of a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Arabic Sound computer skills and willingness to travel extensively in country. Good report writing skills and negotiation and influencing skills. To apply If you believe that you have the qualifications and skills to excel in either of the above positions, please send a copy of your CV and a cover letter, clearly stating the job you are applying for and the location of the job in the email subject, to yemenjobs@oxfam.org.uk . Closing date for applications is 2nd September 2013

JAPAN EARMARKS USD 220,000 OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ICRC FOR YEMEN

The government of Japan has decided to earmark for Yemen as humanitarian assistance a sum of USD 220,000 which will be donated to ICRC to contribute to mitigating the severe humanitarian situation. Under the consideration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen, the abovementioned Japanese assistance will be utilized to implement various assistance programs of ICRC. It is worth mentioning that Japan contributed in March 2013 a sum of USD 47.2 million through UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO to mitigate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.

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ISLAMIC RELIEF DISTRIBUTE FOOD RATION TO SUPPORT SCHOOL STUDENTS IN YEMEN

Islamic Relief Yemen distributed food ration to 730 families in Haradh district (Hajja Gov) as a response to a high rate of school drop-outs in the area, this project aims to improve school enrollment among school aged children from un privileged families and raise awareness in regards to the implications of trafficking and child labor through the provision of food in the view of supporting equitable access to education among the most vulnerable and food-insecure population.

Each family receives 25KGs flour, 10KGs rice, 1.8 KG powder milk, 10 KGs sugar, and 3.5 liter of vegetable oil.

Children enrollment rate in Yemen is the lowest in Middle Eastern countries, and there is huge disparity between boys and girls, and between urban and rural areas. Low school attendance is particularly evident in rural areas, the reason behind this is poverty , child marriage ,limited employment opportunities, limited number of schools in remote areas ,distance from schools in rural areas, lack of books and teaching materials and other socio-

cultural factors that impedes education in particular .

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Haradh is small district in Hajjah located in the northern part of Yemen adjacent to the boarders with Saudi Arabia and has a population of 111,214. Haradh is considered the main gateway for child trafficking and irregular migration of children to Saudi Arabia. Studies has shown that children are usually prevented from completing their education and are sent abroad to help their families survive. Trafficked children comes from families with eight or more members and the majority of families live on $10 /day .The main reason families are sending their children is the limited number of work opportunities and hence sending their children is the only choice they have to overcome the threats of hunger and to be able to meet their basic needs. Children being trafficked are sent to Saudia Arabia to work as baggers, Qat and drugs dealers or involved in child labor activities. Those are prone to violence, social and physical abuse and many were reported to have been beaten, robbed and left on the street with no place to go.

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Structure A well organized presentation with a clear structure is easier for the audience to follow. It is therefore more effective. You should organize the points you wish to make in a logical order. Most presentations are organized in three parts, followed by questions: Beginning

Short introduction

- welcome your audience - introduce your subject - explain the structure of your presentation - explain rules for questions

Middle

Body of presentation

- present the subject itself

End

Short conclusion

- summaries your presentation - thank your audience

(continuation from last week’s issue) Preparation Can you name the 3 most important things when giving any presentation? Number 1 is . . . Preparation Number 2 is . . . Preparation! Number 3 is . . . Preparation!!

Preparation is everything! With good preparation and planning you will be totally confident and less nervous. And your audience will feel your confidence. Your audience, too, will be confident. They will be confident in you. And this will give you control. Control of your audience and of your presentation. With control, you will be ‘in charge’ and your audience will listen positively to your message. Objective Before you start to prepare a presentation, you should ask yourself: “Why am I making this presentation?” Do you need to inform, to persuade, to train or to sell? Your objective should be clear in your mind. If it is not clear in your mind, it cannot possibly be clear to your audience. Audience “Who am I making this presentation to?” Sometimes this will be obvious, but not always. You should try to inform yourself. How many people? Who are they? Business people? Professional people? Political people? Experts or non-experts? Will it be a small, intimate group of 4 colleagues or a large gathering of 400 competitors? How much do they know already and what will they expect from you? Venue “Where am I making this presentation?” In a small hotel meeting-room or a large conference hall? What facilities and equipment are available? What are the seating arrangements? Time and length “When am I making this presentation and how long will it be?” Will it be 5 minutes or 1 hour? Just before lunch, when your audience will be hungry, or just after lunch, when your audience will be sleepy? Method How should I make this presentation?” What approach should you use? Formal or informal? Lots of visual aids or only a few? Will you include some anecdotes and humor for variety? Content “What should I say?” Now you must decide exactly what you want to say. First, you should brainstorm your ideas. You will no doubt discover many ideas that you want to include in your presentation. But you must be selective. You should include only information that is relevant to your audience and your objective. You should exclude all other ideas. You also need to create a title for your presentation (if you have not already been given a title). The title will help you to focus on the subject. And you will prepare your visual aids, if you have decided to use them. But remember, in general, less is better than more (a little is better than a lot). You can always give additional information during the questions after the presentation.

- invite questions Questions and Answers

Notes When you give your presentation, you should be - or appear to be - as spontaneous as possible. You should not read your presentation! You should be so familiar with your subject and with the information that you want to deliver that you do not need to read a text. Reading a text is boring! Reading a text will make your audience go to sleep! So if you don’t have a text to read, how can you remember to say everything you need to say? With notes. You can create your own system of notes. Some people make notes on small, A6 cards. Some people write down just the title of each section of their talk. Some people write down keywords to remind them. The notes will give you confidence, but because you will have prepared your presentation fully, you may not even need them!

IMPORTANT Used to The form “used to” expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past. This form is commonly used in Past Real Conditional sentences to emphasize that something was a habit. The examples below have the same meaning as the examples above. IMPORTANT If / When Both “if” and “when” are used in the Past Real Conditional. Using “if” suggests that something happened less frequently. Using “when” suggests that something happened regularly. Present Unreal Conditional (last week’s lesson) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate conditional form. Did you hear about that guy who won 180 million dollars in the lottery? If I (win) ____________ that much money, I (quit) _____________ my job the next day. I (travel) ____________ around the world and (stay) ________________ in the most luxurious hotels. If I (want) ____________ anything, I (buy) ____________ it. If I (see) ___________ a beautiful Mercedes that I wanted, I (buy) _________ it. If I wanted to stay in a beautiful hotel and the hotel (be) ____________ full, I (buy) ___________ the hotel and make them give me a room. I (can) _____________ do anything in the world if I had 180 million dollars ... Oh, I am starting to sound a little materialistic... Well... I (do) ___________ good things with the money as well. If anybody (need) _____________ help, I

Rehearsal Rehearsal is a vital part of preparation. You should leave time to practice your presentation two or three times. This will have the following benefits: - you will become more familiar with what you want to say - you will identify weaknesses in your presentation - you will be able to practice difficult pronunciations - you will be able to check the time that your presentation takes and make any necessary modifications So prepare, prepare, prepare! Prepare everything: words, visual aids, timing, and equipment. Rehearse your presentation several times and time it. Is it the right length? Are you completely familiar with all your illustrations? Are they in the right order? Do you know who the audience is? How many people? How will you answer difficult questions? Do you know the room? Are you confident about the equipment? When you have answered all these questions, you will be a confident, enthusiastic presenter ready to communicate the subject of your presentation to an eager audience.

(give) ______________ them some money to help them out. I (donate) ____________ money to charities. I (give) ___________ money to help support the arts. If I (win) __________ that much money, I wouldn’t keep it all for myself. I (help) ____________ as many people as possible.

Did you hear about that guy who won 180 million dollars in the lottery? If I (win) won that much money, I (quit) would quit my job the next day. I (travel) would travel around the world and (stay) stay in the most luxurious hotels. If I (want) wanted anything, I (buy) would buy it. If I (see) saw a beautiful Mercedes that I wanted, I (buy) would buy it. If I wanted to stay in a beautiful hotel and the hotel (be) were full, I (buy) would buy the hotel and make them give me a room. I (can) could do anything in the world if I had 180 million dollars ... Oh, I am starting to sound a little materialistic... Well... I (do) would do good things with the money as well. If anybody (need) needed help, I (give) would give them some money to help them out. I (donate) would donate money to charities. I (give) would give money to help support the arts. If I (win) won that much money, I wouldn’t keep it all for myself. I (help) would help as many people as possible.

Business Presentations & Public Speaking in English

Past Real Conditional FORM [If / When ... Simple Past ..., ... Simple Past ...] [... Simple Past... if / when ... Simple Past ...] USE The Past Real Conditional describes what you used to do in particular real-life situations. It suggests that your habits have changed and you do not usually do these things today.

Present Unreal Conditional Examples: - If I went to a friend’s house for dinner, I usually took a bottle of wine or some flowers. I don’t do that anymore. - When I had a day off from work, I often went to the beach. Now, I never get time off. - If the weather was nice, she often walked to work. Now, she usually drives. - Jerry always helped me with my homework when he had time. But he doesn’t do that anymore. - A: What did you usually do when it rained? B: I usually stayed at home.

Examples: - When I had a day off from work, I usually went to the beach. I regularly had days off from work. - If I had a day off from work, I usually went to the beach. I rarely had days off from work.

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HUMANITARIAN DASHBOARD 3. Strengthen the response to violations of human rights and humanitarian law and improve the protection of vulnerable and conflict-affected

Needs profile: 2013 YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW people.  13 million people access to safe (AS OF 17lackJUNE 2013) water and basic sanitation. Crisis Description

cess to safe water and basic sanitation. Drivers 10.5 ofmillion food-insecure; crisis: people are - 10.5 million people are food- Extreme poverty and volatile half of them are severely affected. insecure; half of them are food and commodity prices severely affected. to food people insecurity lack access contribute 6.4 million to basic - 6.4 million people lack acand limited access to basic healthcare services. cess to basic healthcare services and livelihoods. services. - Very low government capacity2.6 million 5 arechildren stunted - 2.6 million unto provide socialchildren services under der 5 are stunted due to indue manyto areas where malnutrition; huchronic 1 million chronic malnutrition; 1 manitarian needs are high. children underin 5 acute million children under 5 - New localized conflicts thesuffer suffer acute are malnutrition; north and the south 255,000 set to malnutrition; of them 255,000 of them are secontinue in 2013, exacerseverely affected. verely affected. bated by weak rule of law - 299,087 IDPs; 232,025 and security systems.  299,087 IDPs; 232,025 returnees; returnees; 237,717 refu- Influx of refugees and migrants gees; asylum 7,125 asylum seek237,717 7,125 from the Horn ofrefugees; Africa. ers; 106,205 vulnerable Needs profile: 106,205 vulnerable seekers; and and stranded migrants. - 13stranded million people lack acmigrants.

Baseline

YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW 2013

(PART 2) Progress on strategic objective 3: Significant progress despite challenges, including a comprehensive IDP policy under government jective 2: Progress against Table 2: 2013 Requirements and funding to date per priority targets lagging somewhat consideration, 2.5 million square meters cleared of mines and mine level Results achieved in 2013 behind, largely as a result of risk education for more thanweak 200,000 people. support for livelihoods Humanitarian dashboard second pag

YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW 2013

Number of people in need, targeted, and reached per cluster (in thousands)

People in need

GDP per capita

$1,209

(source: World Bank, 2010 est.)

Food Security & Agriculture

54.4% 64 years 77/1,000 <1/10,000 U5/day

2011-2012)

Under-five global acute malnutrition rate

15%

(2010 est) (source: SOWC2012)

12.4 M

Population of children under 18 (source, UNPD, 2010)

17%

(Source: ILO, 2013)

4,297,000

$702 million Requested in 2013

Displacement

299,087 Internally displaced

since January

Not funded

433

% funded

38%

Overall caseload

13.1 million People in need of humanitarian aid

steady since Jan

232,025 Returnees since Jan

Food security, health, WASH and nutrition needs

10.5 million People who are food-insecure

steady since January

MEDIUM

improve the protection of vul-

62%

1,088,171

Child Protection

Education

Nutrition

Grand Total

6.4 million People lack basic

healthcare services

75%

1,200,000 622,300 323,909

52%

1,002,839 690,918 282,171

41%

Key Figures

steady since January

4. Reinforce the evidence51% base and sustainability of humanitarian action by building 82% local capacity and promoting People targeted for cluster cooperation on as33% humanitarian aid and programmes. sessments

737,356 463,060 237,951

13.1 million

7.7 million

383,984 314,929 258,653

People in need of humanitarian aid 500 500 164

Logistics

eration, 2.5 million square meters cleared of mines and mine risk education for more than 200,000 people.

75%

Overall caseload



Progress on strategic obsteady since Jan steady since jective 4: Jan Significant progPeople in need Targeted Reached ress made to promote joint Source: UNICEF/WFP/OCHA assessments, with the esStrategic Objectives distributions, nutrition pro17% WASH tablishment of a joint asgrammes, WASH and prima1. Save lives and prevent Displacement sessment task force; capacry health care on track in line 5 further increases in mortality Food Security & Agriculture 62% ity-building through training with available resources. through the provision of nuof national NGOs ahead of trition, water and sanitation, 2. Promote resilience and Health 26% schedule; more work needprimary Internally health services and early recovery by improving Returnees ed to Refugees promote joint proEducation food aid. agricultural and non-agricul52% gramming and funding for displaced tural livelihoods assets; Progress on strategic obnational NGOs Early Recovery 5% jective 1: Coverage in food Progress on strategic ob% targeted pop. who received assistance

Appealing organization

ACF - France ACTED

4,297,000

232,025

237,717

6,413,459

4,195,690

1,088,171

1,200,000 622,300 323,909

998,110 996,162 53,829

since January

since Jan

since Jan

997,804 YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW 2013 690,918 282,171

Nutrition

6,856,142

52,657,798

12%

5,897,333

n/a

716,836,987

702,334,398

269,597,324

432,737,074

n/a

38%

41%

82%

500 500

10.5 million

6.4 million

164 Original Revised 1,564,000 requirement requirements 500,840 Child Protection s375,961

People who are ($) food-insecure A HIGH

 steady since January

 steady since

58,146,398

59,513,940

6,856,142

52,657,798

5,897,333

n/a

NOT SPECIFIED Grand Total

People lack basic ($) ($) healthcare C D=B-C services 642,820,458 256,843,849 385,976,609 ($) B

658,690,589

MEDIUM

33% Unmet requirement s 75%

Funding

716,836,987

January 269,597,324

702,334,398

432,737,074

% Covered

7.1 million Uncommitted pledges

40%

People in critical ($) & serious water F situation-

12%

E=C/B

n/a 38%

 steady since -

January -

7.7 million People targeted for

62%

people in Response need Plan 2013 YemenOf Humanitarian as offor 1 July targeted aid2013

humanitarian aid

steady since Jan

Appealing organization

237,717 Refugees ACF - France

steady since Jan

Original requirements

Revised requirements

Funding

Unmet requirements

($) A

($) B

($) C

($) D=B-C

863,159

4,909,986

5,773,145

ACTED

13,074,081

ADRA

11,725,335

106,205 Vulnerable and 5,773,145

% Covered

E=C/B

13,074,081

5,109,329

7,964,752

9,774,780

264,267

9,510,513

CARE International

5,585,692

stranded 692,969 migrants 5,585,692

CSSW

4,550,500

DRC

4,721,673

2,842,223

537,634

2,304,589

AFD

since Jan

ERF (OCHA)

692,969

7.1 million People in critical & seri-

FAF

178,672

FAO

12,021,184

ousHAD water situation

1,679,900 247,264

steady since January 1,650,000

692,969

586,149

4,999,543

steady since January -

8,566,040

n/a

178,672

11,484,495

2,193,311

9,291,184

1 million Global acute malnutrition cases 1,679,900

1,679,900

247,264

1,650,000

since January 1,650,000

13 million people lack access to safe water and basic sanitation. 15%

Uncommitted pledges ($) F

39%

10%

19%

($) ($) ($) ($) A B C D=B-C E=C/B YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW 2013 5,773,145 5,773,145 863,159 4,909,986 15% 13,074,081

5,109,329

7,964,752

Uncommitted pledges ($) F -

39%

5,585,692

DRC

4,721,673

19%

France RC HAD HIGH HI MEDIUM

($) 1,679,900 A 247,264 658,690,589 1,650,000 58,146,398

IH NOT SPECIFIED IMC Grand Total iMMAP INTERSOS IOM

2,575,000 716,836,987 866,598

586,149

as of 1 July537,634 2013 2,842,223

($) 1,679,900 B 247,264 642,820,458 1,650,000 59,513,940

940,000 2,575,000 702,334,398 737,765

2,304,589

8,566,040 Funding Unmet n/a - requirement 178,672 s 2,193,311 9,291,184 ($) ($) 1,679,900 C D=B-C 247,264 385,976,609256,843,849 6,856,1425,897,333 1,943,498 269,597,324 513,704

n/a % Covered 0% 19% 0% E=C/B 100% 40%

Uncommit-ted pledges ($) F --

1,650,000 52,657,798 940,000 n/a 631,502 432,737,074 224,061

0% 12% 0% n/a 75% 38% 70%

1,508,986

1,208,986

235,660

973,326

19%

38,146,297

3,503,039

34,643,258

IRC 4,483,500 and funding 4,483,500 Table 3: 20134,483,500 Requirements to date 0% per IRD 1,837,216 1,837,216 250,000 1,587,216 14% organization IRW 23,725,750 23,725,750 23,725,750 0%

106,205

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2013 as of 1 July 2013 7

Vulnerable and Original Revised stranded requirerequirements ments migrants ($) ($)

Appealing organization

Funding

Unmet requirements

% Covered

Uncommitted pledges ($) F

($) C

($) D=B-C

5,773,145

863,159

4,909,986

15%

13,074,081

5,109,329

7,964,752

39%

11,725,335

January692,969

9,774,780

264,267

9,510,513

692,969

CARE International

5,585,692

586,149

4,999,543

10%

CSSW

4,550,500

DRC

4,721,673

2,842,223

537,634

2,304,589

19%

steady since A

ACF - France ACTED

n/a

FAF

178,672

FAO

12,021,184

11,484,495

2,193,311

9,291,184

19%

France RC

1,679,900

8,566,040

E=C/B

1,679,900

247,264

100%

1,650,000

940,000

1 million*

HAD HI IH IMC iMMAP INTERSOS IOM IRC Appealing organization IRD IRW

Mercy Corps

4,483,500 4,483,500 Original Revised require1,837,216 requirements 1,837,216 ments 23,725,750 23,725,750 ($) ($) A B

 since

23,725,750 ($) D=B-C

0% % Covered 14% 0%

E=C/B

Uncommitted pledges ($) F

1,029,045

0% 1%

2,525,858

824,000

9,669,747

5,242,953

4,426,794

54%

5,242,816

4,858,714

4,359,165

499,549

90%

824,000

NRC

OCHA

PU-AMI

250,000

($) C

4,483,500 Unmet require1,587,216 ments

17,757,539

2,525,858

Progressio

Funding -

17,923,000

OXFAM GB

165,461

17,923,000

OHCHR

1,679,900

Global 2,575,000 acute 2,575,000 1,943,498 631,502 75% 866,598 737,765 513,704 224,061 70% malnutrition YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE235,660 PLAN MID-YEAR REVIEW 2013 1,508,986 1,208,986 973,326 19% 38,146,297 38,146,297 3,503,039 34,643,258 9% cases 1,029,045 1,029,045 January

MDM France

n/a

514,700

99,726

414,974

19%

12,621,000

6,450,261

6,170,739

51%

776,106

872,905

4,333,330

3,000,000

13,312,775

6,853,231

290,360

42,325,000

ROHR SC

41,181,000

7,766,296

33,414,704

19%

253,920

SOUL

1,080,000

THFY

838,001

498,513

UNAIDS

104,325

8,137,000

15,731,940

2,301,225

13,430,715

15%

SHS

UNDP UNDSS

260,459

200,300

UNFPA

3,132,336

3,632,336

1,228,487

2,403,849

34%

UNHCR

59,837,440

70,389,932

29,998,708

40,391,224

43%

UNICEF

81,333,795

81,583,795

21,701,701

59,882,094

27%

VHI

3,045,000

WFP

251,889,362

159,301,709

92,587,653

63%

WHO

33,430,350

6,168,578

27,261,772

18%

YFCA

472,500

YWU ZOA Refugee Care Grand Total

340,000

1,997,000

716,836,987

702,334,398

269,597,324

432,737,074

38%

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organizations.

NOTE:

"Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over

19%

Contribution: Commitment:

the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity. creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed. a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges not yet committed.)

940,000

2,575,000

1,943,498

631,502

75%

866,598

737,765

513,704

224,061

70%

1,508,986

1,208,986

235,660

973,326

19%

IOM

38,146,297

3,503,039

34,643,258

IRC

4,483,500

IRD

1,837,216

250,000

1,587,216

14%

IRW

23,725,750

n/a

100%

33,875,000

2,575,000

% Covered

10%

Source: WFP CFSS 2012. RWSIS 2010-2012, UNICEF SMART SURVEYS 2011-13. MERLIN NFDHR * Number of GAM cases increased slightly from 998,000 to 1,002,839, including 255,000 SAM cases

Table 3: 2013 Requirements and funding to date per organization

Unmet requirements

4,999,543

ERF (OCHA)

Logistics

Funding

4,550,500 - Plan 4,550,500 Yemen 4,550,500 Humanitarian Response 2013

AFD

737,356 463,060 237,951 383,984 314,929 258,653

Revised requirements

5,585,692

Humanitarian Responseand Plan 2013 Food security,Yemen health, WASH nutrition needs as of 1 July 2013

858,356 858,356 647,886

Shelter/NFI/CCCM

Original requirements

CSSW

Table 2: 2013 Requirements and funding75%to date per priority Source: level IDP Task Force/UNHCR 51%

INTERSOS

59,513,940

CARE International

ADRA

iMMAP

58,146,398

 steady since Jan

10,547,720

299,087

($) F

40%

(OCHA) Of ERF people in need Priority Original Revised requirement FAF 178,672 requirements 178,672 s targeted for aid FAO 12,021,184 11,484,495

6,928,551

IMC

E=C/B

385,976,609

13,074,081

62%

2,618,221

($) D=B-C

256,843,849

Table 2: 201311,725,335 Requirements funding to date 3% per priority ADRA 9,774,780 and 264,267 9,510,513 AFD 692,969 692,969 692,969 0% level

432,590

($) C

642,820,458

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2013 as of 1 July 2013

858,356 858,356 647,886

Protection*

France RC

($) B

Uncommitted pledges

26%

998,110 996,162 53,829

Early Recovery

Priority

($) A

% Covered

658,690,589

NOT SPECIFIED

6,413,459

4,195,690

1,564,000 500,840 375,961

Refugees & Migrants

Funding

Key Figures

10,547,720

6,928,551

Unmet requirement s

nerable conflict-affectedprogress made to Progress on strategic objective 4:andSignificant people. promote joint assessments, with the establishment of a joint Progress on strategic ob3: 2013of Requirements and funding to date per assessment task force; capacity-building through Table training national jective 3: Significant progress organization despite challenges, including NGOs ahead of schedule; more work needed to promote joint a comprehensive IDP policy programming and funding forunder national NGOs government consid-

Health

Protection

Child labour (5-17 years)

270

HIGH

13,173,850

U5 death rate ( SMART surveys

Funded

17%

Number of people need, targeted, and reached per cluster (in thousands) * Data includesin Protection Cluster and GBV Sub-cluster

% pop. living under poverty line (source: World Bank, 2012) Life expectancy (2010 est,) (source: SOWC2012) Under-five mortality (2010 est.) (source: SOWC 2012)

Reached

2,618,221

432,590

Refugees & Migrants

(source : World Bank, 2011 estimate)

Targeted

13,173,850

WASH

24.8 m

as of 1 July 2013 and other early recovery acPriority Original Revised Funding tivities. and sustainability of humanitarian action requirement requirements by

Reinforce the evidence-base 3. Strengthen the response building local capacity and promoting cluster cooperation on to violations of human rights assessments and programmes. and humanitarian law and

Shelter/NFI/CCCM

Population

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2013

% targeted pop. who received assistance

Pledge:

The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 1 July 2013. For continuously updated information on projects, funding requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (fts.unocha.org).

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INTERVIEW

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY CELEBRATED IN YEMEN

August is the World Humanitarian Day which is being held in more than 50 cities around the world, including Sana’a. In this day, the United Nations marks the tenth anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, an attack that claimed the lives of 22 UN and aid agency staff including the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello. Elsewhere, today also sees the official start of a global campaign called “The World Needs More__”. The campaign brings together different parts of the United Nations and wider humanitarian community, as well as celebrities, philanthropists and corporations in an effort to turn people’s words on social media into aid and support for communities affected by humanitarian crises. The Yemen Observer also celebrates this important day and held the below interview with Mr. Trond Jensen, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen.

support the humanitarian response?

Q - What is the significance of marking the World Humanitarian Day (WHD) in Yemen and the World? And what is the WHD theme or message this year?

A - The National Dialogue is an important phase in Yemen’s political transition. Its success will offer new opportunities to address humanitarian needs and start early recovery across the country. We therefore look forward to the outcome of the process next month.

A - Every year on August 19 we remember all those aid workers who have lost their lives while trying to help people in need. We pay tribute to them by raising awareness of humanitarian issues and efforts to help vulnerable people desperate need of assistance. This year, the day also marks 10 years since the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad was bombed and 22 UN and aid agency workers were killed.

The goal for 2013 is to harness global goodwill and do something that has never been done before. The UN and its humanitarian partners are launching a new, groundbreaking campaign called ‘The World Needs More…’ with the aim of turning words into real aid for people. In Yemen, we are planning to raise awareness about the importance of WHD and ultimately galvanise broad interest in this important global event and the plight of people affected by conflict and disasters. Q - What is your assessment of the humanitarian crises in Yemen? Is there a sustainable solution? A -The humanitarian situation in Yemen is precarious because of extreme poverty, volatile food and commodity prices, an increased cost of living, unemployment and declining agricultural production, and lack of adequate basic services for millions of people. These conditions put peoples lives at risk and undermines their prospects for the future. For example, half of the people in Yemen do not have access to clean water and sanitation, 10.5 million people do not have sufficient food, and more than 6 million people lack access to basic health care, including lifesaving reproductive health services for women and girls. An estimated 1 million children suffer from acute malnutrition of whom 250,000 are severely affected with risk of death unless immediate assistance is provided. Many more are at risk of life long cognitive disability, learning difficulties and reduced productivity as adults. Almost 300,000 Yemenis remain internally displaced nationwide, and more than 238,000 peo-

MR. TROND JENSEN

ple mostly Somalis -have sought refuge in Yemen. Recently, the situation has been aggravated by the return of Yemeni workers from Saudi Arabia.

Q - Yemen ranks among the bottom 10 per cent of the HDI. It is heavily affected by various conflicts, and there are increasing numbers of IDPs. Could you provide some successes of humanitarian action in the country? A - In 2012, the Yemen humanitarian community reached 3.8 million people with food aid while

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is precarious because of extreme poverty

950,000 people received health services and 93 per cent of children were vaccinated against a new measles outbreak. At least 111,000 severely malnourished children received nutritional support, while one million people received access to safe water and 300,000 were provided with improved sanitation. A total of 337,000 vulnerable children received protection services. Another 1.2 million people benefitted from education programs and 531,000 people received shelter and basic household supplies. The other important success was that humanitarian action broadened to include at least 15 INGOs. There has been increased partnership with Gulf organisations such as Qatar Charity, Kuwait Direct Aid, Emirati Red Crescent and so on. We have also seen a very encouraging increase in Yemeni NGOs capacity to address humanitarian issues, a positive trend that we are determined to build on.

It is important to note that the humanitarian community could have done better but funding remains a major challenge. In 2012, the humanitarian appeal for Yemen only received 58 per cent of the money needed for humanitarian programmes. The humanitarian plan for Yemen was also constrained by lack of access, mainly due to insecurity, a challenging working environment for aid workers and increasing needs despite positive political process

Q - What are the priorities in the 2013 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, which is the humanitarian plan that sets the strategy and required funding

for the humanitarian community in Yemen?

A - Following a mid-year review of requirements, the humanitarian community has prioritized and focused the needs for the remaining part of 2013. Currently we need US$702 million to save lives and prevent further increases in mortality through the provision of nutrition, water and sanitation, primary health services, and food aid. We also aim at lifting people out of vulnerability through promoting resilience and early recovery by improving agricultural and nonagricultural livelihoods assets. A key aim is also to strengthen the response to violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and improve the protection of vulnerable and conflict-affected people. Thinking forward, increasing the sustainability of humanitarian action by building local capacity and promoting cluster cooperation on assessments and programmes is an overarching goal for the humanitarian plan. Q - Given the low funding commitment to the plan at the moment, do think it will be possible to meets the needs of ordinary Yemenis at such a critical political and economic situation? A - The 2013 Humanitarian Response Plan is 43 per cent funded. We are appealing for more support to meet the needs of as many vulnerable Yemenis as possible. It is important to note that humanitarian partners in Yemen are committed to diversifying the partner base—including Gulf countries and the private sector—to fund humanitarian requirements. Within high-priority projects, partners

have identified the most critical activities for the rest of the year in an effort to facilitate quick funding decisions that will immediately help those with the most urgent needs. In the long run, the solution is to ensure that livelihoods are sustainable. In the meantime, the 2013 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan targets one third of the Yemeni population through a range of emergency and early recovery activities. The funding requirements amount to US$ 702 million.

Q - How can the on-going National Dialogue Conference

The 2013 Humanitarian Response Plan is 43 per cent funded

Q - The humanitarian community believes it is necessary to involve all actors in conflicts in Yemen to protect civilians and improve humanitarian access. This includes the Government, and other non-state actors, such as Ansar Allah, Al Qaeda and tribal leaders. How have conflicts impacted the ability of the humanitarian community to deliver assistance to beneficiaries?

A - Conflict has affected our access to communities that are in need because of the impact of conflict on civilians. In the north, there are people in need in Governorates like Sa’ada, Al Jawf, Amran etc., that needs assistance, but we cannot reach because of insecurity . Humanitarian assistance is best delivered in safe environments. In the south, almost all IDPs from Abyan have gone back home and are attempting to rebuild their lives. It is important that the humanitarian community is able to reach and assist them. Insecurity has also affected the movement of humanitarian staff. We have had kidnappings of staff, which greatly affects our operations.

Q - OCHA’s mandate is to coordinate humanitarian action. How do you see the future of humanitarian action in the country?

A - There can be no sustainable transition in Yemen unless the basic needs of millions of the most vulnerable people are met through the 2013 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan. Funding towards the Humanitarian Response Plan will contribute not only to addressing human suffering, but also to make the progress towards recovery irreversible. OCHA believes that humanitarian action is critical to ensuring that Yemen’s on-going political transition succeeds. Building the capacity of national institutions and organisations to plan and deliver humanitarian assistance is a key priority to ensure the sustainability of humanitarian action.

Tuesday - Aug 20, 2013 Vol. XVI - Issue 64

MEDIA BRIEFING SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN INJURED IN IED BLAST, DHALE’ Al - Share’ - 18.08.2013 - A soldier was injured along with a civilian after an IED went off Friday in front of Dhale’ city Security HQ. The Security Media Center of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the blast was followed by heavy gunfire by outlaw elements targeting the Security HQ’s gate, prompting security forces to shoot back and that no casualties were reported.

A local source told al-Share’ yesterday that the clashes

PEC WORKER KILLED BY LIGHTENING IN ALBURAIQAH

TAIZ: ONE KILLED, LOCAL COUNCIL THREE MEMBER INJURED IN CLASHES YOUTHS RESCUED FROM DROWNING IN ADEN

Saba net - 18.08.2013 Marine diving teams of the Yemeni coastguard sector on Saturday managed to rescue three youths, including a 19-year-old girl and two men aged 26 and 28 years, from certain death in the Gold Moore coast in Aden province.

broke out Eid morning in which different types of light and medium weapons were used and that the clashes continued until Saturday after a tribal mediation interfered. Musleh al-Mansoub an Aal

al-Mansoub figure said that they were surprised by Aal alAmari gunmen shelling their villages who he accused of breaking the truce and barricaded themselves in fighting positions.

Director of Marine Security of the Yemeni Coastguard sector in the Gulf of Aden, Colonel Mohamed al-Shaqfah explained to Saba that the diving teams rushed to the scene when they noticed young people at risk as a result of the high waves of the sea.

FLOODS CLAIM THE LIVES OF 37 PEOPLE Al-Masdar-18.08.2013- The number of flood victims due to floods caused by heavy rains in numerous provinces reached 37 with most of the victims from Wadi Nakhlah between Ibb and Taiz provinces in one of the annual monsoon disasters. Twenty-seven of the victims were killed last Thursday in Wadi Nakhlah after floods swept a wedding convoy. Rescuers were able to recover 8 persons of a total of 41 missing persons.

PRESIDENT HADI RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF NEW KOREAN, UK ENVOYS

Akhbar al - Youm 18.08.2013 - A Public Electricity Corporation worker at the 3rd Electrical region in al-Buraiqah district, Aden province was killed after being struck by lightning while installing a lantern in the C Class area. Eyewitnesses reported that Abdullah Kulaib Hamdan was hit lightning near his residence in C Class area resulting in his death.

Saba net-18.08.2013- President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi received on Sunday the credentials of the newly assigned ambassadors of South Korea and the United Kingdom to Yemen. President Hadi met with Korean ambassador to Yemen Lee Young-ho and reviewed with him the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways of promoting and developing them. The President hailed the good level of Yemen’s relations with South Korea, looking forward to developing and promoting them, especially in the fields of economy and oil and gas investments. In addition, President

Hadi met with the new ambassador of the United Kingdom to Yemen Jane Marriott. At the meeting, Hadi welcomed ambassador Marriott and confirmed that authorities will present all aspects of

cooperation to facilitate her mission. He also reviewed with her a number of issues relating to Yemen’s political settlement based on the GCC-brokered initiative and its operational mechanism.

Al - Oula - 18.08.2013 - One person was killed Saturday night in al-Qahirah district downtown Taiz and a local council member injured in al-Taiziyyah district due to clashes that took place in front of al-Sha’ab school. A local source told al-Oula that Akram Ismaeel was killed

while riding a motorcycle along with his kid and was heading home when he was shot in head. The source added that Ismaeel died of his wounds on his way to al-Thawra hospital. A security source clarified that the clashes took place near a wedding of al-Fatesh family in Taiz province,

pointing that the local council member of al-Taiziyyah district Hussam who was rushed to the International Yemen hospital.

The source added that security forces are still pursuing the perpetrators and whoever has anything to do with the incident.

LAHJ: TWO INJURED IN CLASHES

Yemen Today-18.08.2013Two persons were injured Saturday in clashes between Awjaa village in Tawr alBahan and Jebah village, Haidan district Lahj province after gunmen from Jebah shot a power generator. An official source in the province told Yemen Today that the clashes broke out after Jebah gunmen fired at a power generator resulting in a blackout in Awjaa village. The source added that this attack comes after officials in Awjaa refused to link Jebah to their electricity source due to the weakness of their power generator which is not capable to bear the loads of both villages. The source pointed that heavy and light weaponry were used in the clashes and that two gunmen from alAwjaa village were injured and several houses damaged. A tribal mediation from neighboring tribes attempted to calm the situation but tension still prevails.

‫تهانينا‬

The MoI describes planting and detonating the IED a “terrorist act”. Separately, one person was killed and two others injured in clashes between the Aal al-Amari and Aal al-Mansoub tribes that broke out during Eid holidays in al-Awd area, Qou’tobah district, Dhale’ district.

BY HESHAM SAMI AL-KIBSI

‫أجمل التهاني وأطيب التبريكات‬ /‫نزفها لألخ‬ ‫وليـد أحمد علي مـانع‬

‫بمناسبة ارتزاقه المولود الجديد‬ :‫المهنؤون‬

،‫مالك مانع‬ ، ‫وكافة األهل واألصدقاء‬

‫مـحـمــد‬

‫جعله اهلل قرة عين والديه‬ ،‫وألف مبروووك‬

Tuesday - Aug 20, 2013 Vol. XVI - Issue 64

Y E M E N I N I N T E R N AT I O N A L M E D I A

WHY THE WHITE HOUSE BLESSED THE RECENT YEMEN DRONE STRIKES BY MATTHEW COLE, RICHARD ESPOSITO AND JIM MIKLASZEWSKI NBC NEWS

The nine drone strikes that President Obama has authorized in Yemen since an electronic intercept revealed that al Qaeda leaders wanted to launch a major terror attack are strikes that the U.S. could’ve launched earlier this year, said military and intelligence officials. The targets had already been identified, said senior defense department officials, but the strikes were caught in a national security bottleneck after a change in policy this spring “slowed everything down.” The bottleneck vanished and the strikes were suddenly carried out after the U.S. intercepted communications in late July in which two al Qaeda leaders said they wanted to do “something big.” The strikes, which began on July 27 and have so far killed three dozen suspected militants, are not retaliatory and so far have not eliminated the threat that led to the temporary closure of U.S. diplomatic posts across the Middle East, said officials. A senior administration official denied that there had been any shift in policy. “This threat has changed the conditions on the ground,” said the official. “It’s not a change in guidance.” The recent lull in drone attacks in Yemen, which lasted from June 9 to July 27, was the third pause this year. The pauses have come as the White House personnel responsible for drone strikes have changed and as the administration tweaks its criteria for when the missiles can be fired.0 The first significant interruption began in late January and lasted through mid-April. The slowdown coincided with a change in jobs for John Brennan, who had overseen the strikes for the White House as Homeland Security Advisor but left to become director of the CIA in March. Obama announced that he had

chosen Lisa Monaco to replace Brennan as his top counterterror official on January 25, and she officially assumed the role of Homeland Security Advisor on March 8. The U.S. launched four strikes on Yemen between January 19 and January 23, just before Obama’s announcement about Monaco, but didn’t launch another until April 17. “With Brennan going over to CIA and Monaco replacing him, it took time,” said a senior counterterrorism official. “This was a while coming. JSOC (the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command) was pushing for more strikes and more operations but the White House slowed everything down.” After three drone strikes on April 17 and 21, a second lull lasted until two airstrikes on May 18 and 20. On May 23, President Obama gave a speech at the National Defense University in which he announced plans to limit the use of drones against al Qaeda and related groups outside of “the Afghan war theater.” In tandem with the drone speech, the President issued new internal guidance to officials that tightened controls on what targets could be hit and who could make the decision to launch a drone. What followed, sources said, was more frustration from Defense Department officials, and a third, seven-week-long interruption in drone strikes that led to a backlog of identified militant targets in Yemen. The guidelines were intended to cut down on collateral damage to civilians, and made it harder to launch drones when civilians were present. They also took away some of the military’s freedom to act. The White House has always had the final say on which targets are approved for drone strikes, and controls the list of permitted targets. Previously, once the White House had okayed a target, the military had some latitude to decide when to launch the actual strike. Now defense officials would have to ask for

a green light every time they wanted to “push the button.” “There was no more delegation of authority,” said the senior counterterrorism official. “Only the White House can approve a strike.” Defense officials were left struggling to figure out what would make the grade, said the official. Monaco, who had day-to-day, operational control of the strikes, did not lessen their frustration. She applied a strict interpretation to the president’s new, tighter guidelines on when the button could be pushed and who could be targeted. In May, around the time of Obama’s speech, senior military officials prepared “targeting packages” for Monaco, with a roster of suspected militants in Yemen that they wanted to eliminate. The “targeting packages” contain background information on the identified targets. The CIA’s packages for Pakistan are often very detailed, while the Defense Department’s research on Yemeni targets was sometimes less detailed. The military’s roster was delivered to the White House, said the official, along with a message that eliminating the targets – most of whom were lower level militants -- was a question of “pain now, or pain later.” The White House could choose between criticism for alleged excessive use of drones or deal with the consequences of sparing the militants. But after the targeting packages were delivered, nothing happened. None of the names were added to the White House’s approved list of drone targets. Approximately six weeks ago, in June, military officials began to get antsy that the opportunity to hit their Yemeni targets was slipping away. There had been only two drone strikes in Yemen in May and two more in June, and then the strikes stopped. But then, in late July, the U.S. intercepted an electronic communication in which two of al Qaeda’s top world leaders, Ayman al-Zawahiri

and Nasir al-Wahishi, agreed they wanted to launch a major attack on a Muslim holiday known as Laylat al-Qadr. This year the holiday, also known as the “Night of Power,” fell on the weekend of August 3 and 4. When the message was intercepted, said the official, things changed. After seven weeks without a drone launch in Yemen, the White House approved nine over the course of two weeks, starting on July 27. The targets were largely lower level operatives. The first attack killed six militants in a convoy in a town controlled by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. None were in leadership positions. More strikes followed on July 30 and Aug. 1, 6, 7, 8 and 10. A Yemeni government spokesman denied media reports that the most recent strike, which killed four al Qaeda militants over the weekend, had severely wounded al Qaeda’s master bombmaker. Mohammed al-Basha, press attaché at the Yemeni embassy in Washington, said via Twitter Wednesday morning that “Reports that #AQAP’s Chief Bombmaker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, was killed or wounded are incorrect.” In the U.S., three separate sources at three separate agencies all said they don’t know for certain whether al-Asiri was hit in the weekend strike. One senior official said, “We just don’t know.” Two others expressed skepticism, saying there’s no evidence to support any claim he was killed or wounded. A U.S. intelligence official told NBC News that three of those killed in Saturday’s strike had been identified, and “none were of operational significance.” Caitlin Hayden, spokesperson for the National Security Council, which advises the president on national security, said she could not discuss specific operations or targeting decisions “beyond making clear that the policy the President announced on May 23 at the National Defense University remains our policy.”

YEMEN; US’S NEW FRONTLINE PRESS TV

Following weeks of a protracted terror alert in Yemen, Americans and Yemenis are slowly waking up to a new reality, that Washington has moved its new frontline to Yemen, the poorest, most populous and most instable country in the Arabian Peninsula. While rights activists were left dissecting Yemen President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi visit to Washington last July, hoping his meeting with US President Barack Obama would herald the prompt return home of Yemen’s 56 cleared-forrelease terror detainees, little did anyone realize that Hadi’s American trip would instead signal the unleashing of drones onto the unsuspecting Yemeni nation. Just as politicians were hailing America’ support of Yemen through its socalled democratic transition, the Pentagon was carefully laying out its plan for the Peninsula, keen to shift its focus back onto Yemen now that the core of its troops have left Afghanistan and Iraq. With only one card left to play; convince the people of the legitimacy of the drones, America moved into action by declaring a terror emergency across the Middle East and most sensitively Yemen. It is important to note that while the US waited until July 3rd to announce to the world it had gathered intelligence pointing to an imminent alQaeda attack on its interests both at home and abroad, Washington had already authorized several drone strikes in Yemen. America’s largest air campaign in Yemen preempted the terror alert by over a week. On July 27th, a night-time strike on two vehicles traveling in convoy reportedly killed at least four alleged militants in the al Mahfad district of Abyan - southern province -; some sources put the death toll as high as eight. It was the first reported attack in seven weeks. Nine additional strikes have since then been accounted for, all led and authorized by the Pentagon. As the world is quickly catching

on to what is really going on in Yemen, Ron Paul quite tellingly noted in his latest publication, “Most Americans are probably unaware that over the past two weeks the US has launched at least eight drone attacks in Yemen, in which dozens have been killed. It is the largest US escalation of attacks on Yemen in more than a decade.” What Ron Paul failed to mention is that for every alleged al-Qaeda militant killed by America’s drones, just as many, if not more civilians have been killed. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism counted nearly 1,150 deaths between 2002 and April 2013 due to US attacks. Dennis Kucinich, a representative of the US Congress, placed the number of deaths in Yemen at 1,952. In a speech to Congress he said, “We have not declared war on any of these nations [Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia], but our weapons have killed innocent civilians there. Highly reputable research shows that the number of high-level targets killed as a percentage of total casualties is estimated at about 2 percent.” Several security experts and political analysts have already warned that America’s military footprint could actually be understood

quite simply as a prelude to a military intervention which Washington will lead conjointly with the British government if the current civil war in Syria leads to an attack on Iran in the future. The Gulf of Aden is a strategic waterway for oil exports vital to America’s interests. Moreover, widespread anti-American sentiment in the region and the growing influence of Iran over the Peninsula has accelerated the need for control. Gregory Johnson of Princeton University, an expert on Yemen said on Washington’s drone campaign, “The US government is clearly at war in Yemen. It is claimed they are fighting al-Qaeda, but the drone strikes are creating as many or more al-Qaeda members as they are eliminating. Resentment over civilian casualties is building up the danger of blowback, which is a legitimate threat to us that is unfortunately largely ignored. Also, the US is sending mixed signals by attacking al-Qaeda in Yemen while supporting al-Qaeda linked rebels fighting in Syria. This cycle of intervention producing problems that require more intervention to “solve” impoverishes us and makes us more, not less,

vulnerable. Can anyone claim this old approach is successful? Has it produced one bit of stability in the region? Does it have one success story? There is an alternative. It is called non-interventionism. We should try it. First step would be pulling out of Yemen.” Oblivious to the storm which is gathering against his government over the use of drones, President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi seems to have relinquished all control to the United States America, its master puppet, in exchange for political back-up. Having inherited a profoundly divided country, racked by poverty and instability, President Hadi is hoping Washington’s political, military and economic weight will guarantee him political longevity. Already hailed a bulwark against terror by the US, Hadi has received nothing but praises from his American allies. “He is everything his predecessor wasn’t in terms of his determination, his understanding of the threat ... his determination to destroy al Qaeda,” said Daniel Benjamin, who was deeply involved in Yemen policy as former head of the State Department’s counter-terrorism office. At home opinions on Hadi’s alliances could not be more antipodal. Abdelrazzaq al-Jamal, a Yemeni journalist who specializes in al Qaeda warns against a backlash over drones. “There is no province in Yemen, no city, where there are no victims of American drone strikes,” he said. “The desire for revenge is growing. This is not in the government’s interest but only in the interest of the U.S. war on terrorism.” With America’s focus having shifted from Pakistan back onto Yemen, one cannot helped but wonder what wreckage drones will have on fragile Yemen. If what Afghanistan and Iraq went through as a result of Washington’s intervention -- sectarianism and widespread violence -- are but a warning of things to come, then Yemen is indeed facing a bleak future.

DRONE STRIKE CAMPAIGN IN YEMEN SHOWS U.S. STANDARDS ARE ELASTIC

PRESIDENT OBAMA MEETS WITH YEMENI PRESIDENT ABDU RABU MANSOUR HADI EARLY THIS MONTH AT THE WHITE HOUSE. (MANDEL NGAN AFP)

The wave of attacks highlights Obama’s willingness to accelerate airstrikes even if intelligence on a terrorist plot is imprecise, analysts and exofficials say. BY KEN DILANIAN

A surge of U.S. drone missile strikes that has killed about 40 suspected militants in Yemen over the last three weeks may appear inconsistent with President Obama’s pledge in May to use drone aircraft to target and kill only individual terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to Americans. White House officials say the targeting rules haven’t changed for the 10 recent drone strikes. But analysts and former U.S. officials say the current campaign, after the pace of attacks had slowed, shows that the standards are elastic. They say the wave of attacks highlights Obama’s willingness to accelerate lethal operations in response to terrorist threats, even though intelligence on the latest plot was imprecise about the timing or location of apparent targets. “The tendency had been ‘less is more’ in terms of these strikes, and I think we’ll go back to that,” said a former U.S. diplomat who served in Yemen, but who asked for anonymity because the drone strikes are classified. “But at the moment, when you have guys on the move and a plot in the works, there is a bias toward taking as many whacks at them as you can and seeing if you can’t knock them on their heels.” A Yemeni official who asked not to be quoted speaking about sensitive matters, said the U.S. strategy amounted to “keep them busy, keep them hiding, put them under pressure.” Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi met with Obama in the Oval Office on Aug. 1, and has publicly endorsed America’s drone campaign in his country. The tempo of the latest airstrikes, which began July 27, picked up sharply after his visit. U.S. officials have not publicly identified those targeted since Hadi’s visit, but acknowledge that no senior Al Qaeda leaders have been killed. Yemeni officials say only a few of the dead appear to be on a list of 25 “most-wanted terrorists” that the government in Sana distributed this month. In an Aug. 8 strike in the Wadi district of Marib province, a family member said two teenagers were killed. Arfag Marwani said in a telephone interview that his younger brothers Hussain, 16, and Hassan, 17, were shopping when the missile hit. He denied that they were terrorists, though he said the third victim might have been a militant. “The drone hit them ... without any good reason,” Marwani said. Obama declined to discuss the drone strikes in Yemen at a White House news conference on Aug. 9.

“I will not have a discussion about operational issues,” he said. He referred reporters to a speech he gave May 23 at the National War College about “how we make these determinations about potential lethal strikes.” In the speech, Obama said, “We act against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to the American people, and when there are no other governments capable of effectively addressing the threat. And before any strike is taken, there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured — the highest standard we can set.” Critics say it’s difficult to see how the current wave of attacks is meeting that strict standard, or why greater efforts aren’t underway to capture rather than kill the suspects. “This looks a lot like they are bombing and hoping,” said Gregory Johnsen, author of “The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia.” “It’s not clear they know who they are hitting.” U.S. officials dispute that, but refuse to discuss their targeting decisions. The latest drone strikes bring the total in Yemen so far this year to 22. That compares with 42 last year. Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said the attacks are consistent with the language and principles that the president outlined in his May speech. Obama presented “the legal rationale that underpins our operations and the constraints that guide them. Those remain in place,” she said. “The president did not say that our need for direct action would necessarily be lessened in the future,” she said. “He made clear, however, that under his new policy guidance the use of drones is heavily constrained.” In recent months, White House officials have promised to bring greater transparency to the use of armed drones outside war zones. So far, that hasn’t happened. In May, they said they would gradually transfer the drone campaign from the CIA, which has the lead in Yemen, to the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command, which also conducts drone strikes in Yemen but operates under laws that allow for acknowledgment of lethal operations. That transfer has not yet begun, U.S. officials now say, and may not happen for years. A Pentagon spokesman, James Gregory, said the U.S. military has worked with Yemen’s military “to respond to ongoing threats.” He said they have put “unprecedented pressure” on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group based in Yemen, and “that pressure has helped disrupt ongoing plots.” Times staff writer David S. Cloud in Washington and special correspondent Shuaib Almosawa in Sana, Yemen, contributed to this report.

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TUESDAY - AUGUST 20, 2013 VOL. XVI - ISSUE 64

OFFICIALS INAUGURATE 6TH SANA’A SUMMER FESTIVAL Yemeni family-friendly occasion to conclude the summer program with plenty of fun, thrill, excitement and creativity through the festival’s various heritage, tourism, cultural and intellectual activities.

BY AKRAM AL-GAOLAHI & HESHAM SAMI AL-KIBSI

House Speaker Yahya Ali alRa’ee affirmed in a press statement for the media that the 6th Sana’a Summer tourism Festival reflects national consensus and the status of security and stability that prevailed in Yemen. He pointed out that the presence of the Yemeni people in the festival from various Yemeni provinces and participating teams reflects the form of this consensus and the cohesion of Yemeni people, in which the wisdom of the Yemeni people is manifested in the most poignant form.

He praised the joint cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and the secretariat of the capital Sana’a in organizing the festival, calling for the consolidation of such an approach in the process of coordination and cooperation between government institutions, in order to offer a form of integration. He also called to generalize the experience on the various provinces of the Republic and wherever the conditions are favorable for it. For his part, Minister of Tourism Dr. Qassim Sallam affirmed that the most important message conveyed by the festival is that the people of Yemen find themselves on such occasions agreed to provide a different image of Yemen and Yemenis. An image that emphasizes the inevitability of historic harmony between the Yemenis just as it confirms the fact of security, stability and the pursuit of Yemenis to build a unified and stable Yemen. Minister Sallam praised the cooperation with the Secretariat of the capital Sana’a in organizing the festival, which lasts 15 days and the number of the teams participating in it at the local and Arab level. He called for effective participation in the festival as a

rami tent in addition to the Sana’aani tent offers that provide a microcosm (miniature craft) of a Sana’aani house and facades of the city of Sana’a from the live history museum.

During the opening, the House Speaker, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and the Secretary of the capital, witnessed the military, local and Arab musical bands parades and festivities that were included in the festival. The parades provided a picture of the size of the civil and cultural heritage of Yemen in addition to the similarities between the cultural and civil heritage between Yemen and the brotherly Arab Republic of Egypt. They also witnessed a show by the Special Forces parachutist Task Force and their gliding in the skies of the capital Sana’a, marking the launch of the festival while carrying the national flag and the slogan of the festival through three parachute landings and gliding that lasted for more than 90 minutes and greatly contributed to the entertainment of the audience. House Speaker, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, the Secretary of the capital and a number of officials viewed all 50 tents participating in the festival, in addition to the tent of shows, major events, heritage, crafts and agricultural associations. They hailed the contents and the number of crafts and prod-

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House Speaker Yahya Ali alRa’ee inaugurated Sunday August, 18 the 6th Sana’a summer tourism festival for 2013 under the slogan “Towards a modern, civil, safe and stable Yemen” with the participation of more than one thousand exhibitors from Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the program which will continue until September the 1st. Among the attendees were Minister of Tourism Dr. Qassim Sallam, Capital Secretary Abdulqader Ali Hilal and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Amatulrazzaq Ali Hommad.

Secretary of the Capital Abdulqader Ali Hilal explained that the Sana’a festival is an occasion through which we send a message that Sana’a is a city for all Yemenis and is the address of the consensus and modern Yemeni state through the diversity of the audience at the festival from different provinces. It is a portrait bearing the aroma of coffee, taste of grapes and the sweetness of pomegranates as well as a wide range of trades and handicrafts crafted by the Yemeni fingertips that seek diligence, challenge, patience and long hope. This confirms that Sana’a Festival’s meaning is more beautiful and farther than some imagined and confirms that Yemenis agree on making a bright tomorrow, God willing.

ucts showcased, expressing their admiration for live performances provided about the life of the desert in the Marib tent, jumping over camel backs in the Tehamah tent and the heritage and architecture offers of the Hadh-