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An emergency grant of $50 million to bolster a development fund and public works project in Yemen has been approved, to aid the nation’s preparation for post-conflict recovery, the World Bank announced in a press release.
The World Bank estimated that the grant will enable 380,000 Yemenis in conflict affected areas to access basic services such as water and improved roads.
"In partnership with the UNDP [UN Development Program], the emergency project approved today will support local institutions and create over one million working days benefiting close to 60,000 families," World Bank Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti said in the release on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Yemeni forces have been engaged in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi forces deployed in the country as well as targets inside Saudi Arabia.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
