Aden (Debriefer) - The Yemeni UN-recognized government on Monday declared its general program draft, in preparation for referral to the Parliament for approval.
The 7-section draft covers security and defense; fiscal and monetary policies; economy and investment; infrastructure, energy and environment; general administration and good governance; human development; and foreign relations, planning and information.
The draft is based on accurate analysis of outstanding challenges and most urgent needs, as well as policies and interventions necessary to cope with all challenges, reorganize and unite the military and security institutions in the face of Houthis, and mobilize resources from donors, the Yemeni prime minister said.
The program reflects the government's commitment and determination to start new course of work aimed at restoring the State, ending the Houthi coup and achieving economic stability and recovery, Maeen Abdulmalek added at press conference in Aden after cabinet extraordinary meeting.
The real criterion of this draft will be the assessment of progress based on achievement and implementation, requiring the government members to work according to different rational mechanisms to effectively tackle the challenges, he told reporters.
The situation is difficult and the duty is very complicated, the Yemeni PM added, amid "very limited resources, grave challenges and ongoing war. One of this war's key consequences is the interest webs that occupied the pace of the State's work."
PM Abdulmalek called on Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to provide his government with urgent support, as "what can be corrected today could be hard for us to deal with if difficulties and crises increase."
But for political and media activists, the new government's package is disappointing, since it talks about general, broad lines representing "deformed duplication for previous government programs."
The program had to focus on economic aspects such as boosting the State's revenues, operating the Yemeni ports, resuming the oil and gas exportation, activists told Debriefer.
These aspects are closely linked to the improvement of citizens' livings, and represent real criteria by which the government's success can be judged, they added.
