Almotamar.net,Saba - The European Commission (EC) allocated on Saturday €19 million to support fields of health and public administration in the country.

A press release issued by the EU, made clear that the grant is within the EC annual assistance program to Yemen for 2008 to support two components in theses to fields.

According to the press release, half of the amount (€9.5 million) would be appropriated to finance the second phase of the reproductive health and population in governorates of Hajjah, Amran and Mahweet, noting that this program is an expansion to the current EC-financed program in the governorates of Taiz, Lahj and Hodeidah.

The second half of the grant has been allocated for the program of supporting reforms in juvenile's justice, rule of law and administrative reform and aiming at strengthening the capabilities of Yemeni public authorities and civil society in the filed of juveniles' justice in accordance with the United Nation standards.

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