Almotamar.net, Saba - The Cabinet discussed here on Tuesday the second national report of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), submitted by Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.
The report included clarifications on the overall aspects relating to the progress in the implementation of the Millennium eight goals.
The report dealt with the progress in achieving those goals at the national level, affirming that Yemen nears to achieve some goals, especially with regards to achieving basic education for all, reducing mortality of children under the age of five and the fight against certain diseases, in the light of the information and figures that reflect the size of the progress in these goals.
At the same time the report stressed the importance of intensifying efforts and mobilizes resources to enhance the pace of performance in the other goals, noting ,in this regard, to the progress made in the indexes of the social gender and the environmental substantiality.
Moreover, the report included a package of policies and procedures to be carried out by the relevant authorities as a future agenda to accelerate the level of achievement of the MDGs, particularly the allocation of financial resources , pointing to the importance of overcoming the challenges that prevent the completion of the achievement of policies and programs related to achieving those goals fully, topped by the structural challenges and weak financial sustainability and developments facing the development and in particular the negative effects of the financial crisis , food crisis, climate changes and security challenges.
The cabinet approved the completion of the report discussion and the actions proposed by the Ministry of Planning in a special session next Sunday
The Cabinet approved the completion of its discussion of the report and the actions proposed by the Ministry of Planning in an extraordinary session next Sunday in order to allow ministries to submit their observations accurately and to come up with clear decisions enhancing the level of implementation of policies aiming at achieving the MDGs completely.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.