Ibrahim Al-Hamli, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation, met on Tuesday with the delegation of emergency managers of United Nations agencies and international organizations visiting Yemen, headed by Tariq Talahmeh, Director of the OCHA Office in Asia and North Africa, and the United Nations Resident Representative – Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, William David Gresley.
The meeting, which was attended by the head of the International Cooperation Department of the Council, Ali Al-Kuhlani, discussed the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the mechanisms for providing aid in accordance with humanitarian standards and according to the priorities of actual need in the field.
In the meeting, the Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council welcomed the visiting delegation, which includes emergency managers of United Nations agencies and a number of international organizations.
He considered the delegation’s visit an opportunity to see from reality the worst human suffering in the world experienced by the Yemeni people as a result of the aggression and siege for eight years, and the places targeted by the aggression, so that the delegation knows that the institutions and interests that have been targeted are civil and provide services to citizens without any discrimination.
Al-Hamli praised the efforts of UN and international organizations in the humanitarian field and their attempt to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, stressing the importance of coordination with the Supreme Council for Humanitarian Affairs, to facilitate the organizations’ work and tasks and work jointly to deliver aid to those who deserve it.
And he called for finding direct channels of communication to solve the problems firsthand and to work to mobilize funds in order to achieve the benefit of providing aid and alleviating the amount of human suffering caused by the aggression coalition.
He stressed the need to avoid some shortcomings and focus on projects that serve the beneficiaries and reduce the high operating budget that spends operational expenses and is at the expense of the beneficiaries in the field.. stressing the importance of the work being in accordance with the need priorities plan.
The Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council pointed out the importance of implementing developmental, service and sustainable projects that would improve the humanitarian and economic conditions in Yemen, explaining that the delivery of aid to those who deserve it is known and does not need to be inconsistent with Yemeni laws.
He reaffirmed that the Council is working to facilitate the work of humanitarian partners in Yemen in accordance with the standards of humanitarian work and in line with the laws, principles and values of society in Yemen, and provides real service of benefit and value to the beneficiaries.
Al-Hamli indicated that the council is keen to speed up the signing of agreements and move forward with the implementation of projects that serve humanitarian work in Yemen.
For his part, the director of the OCHA office in Asia and North Africa, Talahmeh, explained that the visit of the delegation, which includes a group of UN and international humanitarian organizations, aims to review the current situation in Yemen from a humanitarian point of view and the available opportunities, and work on reformulating support programs and continuing to support the Yemeni people in their current ordeal .
He stressed that the visit represents an opportunity to identify the challenges facing humanitarian activity in Yemen in general and joint work to solve them.
In turn, the emergency managers of United Nations agencies and international organizations appreciated the efforts of the Humanitarian Affairs Council in facilitating the work of the organizations.
They emphasized that the meeting with the Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council was fruitful and positive in order to answer many questions, appreciating the role of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in facilitating the work of humanitarian action partners in Yemen.
They stressed the process of communication and joint coordination, expressing their aspiration to achieve more progress in helping the Yemeni people and alleviating their suffering in coordination with the Humanitarian Affairs Council in accordance with the standards and obligations of humanitarian work and respect for the laws, principles and values of Yemeni society.
Source: Yemen News Agency