The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have provided US $ 70 million in financial support to Yemeni teachers and teachers whose salaries have been suspended in order to bridge the gap in Yemen's education sector and ensure that schools continue to function and open their doors to students to continue their basic formal education in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF.
This came during the signing of the Advisor at the Royal Court, the General Supervisor of the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Relief and Works, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development Affairs Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, and the representative of UNICEF Gulf States, Mr. Tayeb Adam, at the headquarters of the Center in Riyadh today , An agreement to provide cash incentives to teachers and teachers in Yemen, where the Kingdom will provide 35 million dollars of support, and the United Arab Emirates another 35 million dollars in the balance between them.
The project benefits 136,799 people in the governorates of Ibb, Amanah, Al-Bayda, Hajja, Dhamar, Saada, Sana'a, Amran, Mahweet and Rima.
The representative of UNICEF for the Gulf States, Tayeb Adam said in a press statement that today signed an agreement to provide cash incentives for teachers in Yemen worth 70 million US dollars provided by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to support education and children in Yemen, explaining that the program will support 130 thousand A teacher of monthly monetary incentives, benefiting 3.7 million Yemeni children to complete their studies within their country.
Teacher support will help boost the local economy and families will have cash to improve their purchasing power, Tayeb Adam said.
The representative of UNICEF expressed his appreciation for the generous support provided by the Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates to UNICEF to help children in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Bangladesh, African countries and other countries. Since last year, countries have contributed US $ 300 million to UNICEF to support the nutrition, health, education and cholera epidemic sectors, To be able to contain cholera in Yemen and reduce the risk, and expressed the hope that the continuation of the strategic partnership between the two organizations.
Tayeb Adam announced a new contribution from the Kingdom and the UAE as part of the Imdaad project, an additional $ 40 million to be provided to UNICEF to combat malnutrition and support the eradication of cholera in Yemen.