FAO Achievements in Yemen 1990-2010

Abstract

Since the date of Yemen membership 22 May 1990, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing the Government of Yemen with technical assistance and implementing several projects which are supported at the Global, Regional, and National levels. FAO programme focus on different areas related to agriculture: food security, fisheries, environment, water, management of natural resources, nutrition, Livestock, policies, enhancing capacity building, climate change, pl ant protection, and emergency response. In fact, the real establishment date of FAO office was in 1979 in People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen when Yemen was divided into two countries (Arab Republic of Yemen and People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen). However, on 10 October 1990 the Permanent Representation of Yemen to FAO informed the Organization that the Republic of Yemen should be considered as replacing the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen as well as the Arab Republic of Yemen as a m ember of FAO as of 22 May 1990, the date of the merger of the two states. Since the membership date 1990, the total number of implemented/in progress projects is 136 with a total amount of US$ 59,211,268.