The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation (SCMCHA) , Ibrahim Al-Hamli, met today ,Thursday, with the Director of Neighborhood and Middle East Operations in the European Union for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, Andreas Papaconstantinou.
The meeting touched on the cooperation relations between Yemen and the European Union in the humanitarian aspect in light of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world that Yemen is experiencing, as a result of the continued aggression, blockade, 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 Supreme Council welcomed the delegation of the European Union for civil protection and humanitarian aid, praising the efforts of the European Union, in an attempt to alleviate the Yemeni people’s suffering.
He stressed the importance of joint coordination with the Humanitarian Affairs Council, in order to achieve the benefit of providing aid and alleviating the amount of human suffering caused by the aggression coalition against Yemen, indicating that the Council is keen on delivering humanitarian aid to those most in need.
Al-Hamli stressed the need to avoid some shortcomings, focus projects on serving beneficiaries, and reduce the high operating budget that is spent as operating expenses at the expense of beneficiaries in the field, pointing to the importance of localizing humanitarian work.
He pointed to the need to implement development and humanitarian projects in the areas most in need, according to the priorities of need, in a way that contributes to alleviating human suffering, pointing to the importance of implementing development and service projects in parallel with the implementation of humanitarian and relief projects, which would improve the humanitarian and economic conditions in Yemen.
Al-Hamli said that the Council is working hard to facilitate the work of humanitarian action partners in Yemen, in accordance with the standards of humanitarian work, and in line with the laws, principles and values of Yemeni society, and provides a real useful and valuable service to beneficiaries that serve humanitarian work in Yemen.
For his part, Papaconstantinou praised the positive efforts made by the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in facilitating the tasks of humanitarian action partners in Yemen.
He stressed that the European Union is committed to continuing supporting Yemen, to provide greater support for Yemen to implement development, service and humanitarian projects in accordance with the standards, commitments of humanitarian action, and to respect the laws, principles and values of Yemeni society.
Source: Yemen News Agency