Economic, Developmental and Humanitarian Priorities in Yemen
Yemen is a country that has experienced a period of prevalent destabilization, particularly since September 2014. The recent civil war has had tremendous negative impacts on the wider Yemeni population since it has undermined the effective operations of the country’s governance systems and functions. The violence from the recent widespread destabilization has generated devastating effects on Yemeni’s developmental progress, economic growth, social integration, and generated a major humanitarian situation. The international community has been on high alert as the situation in Yemen continues to worsen. As a result, rebuilding or developing Yemen has become a major priority, especially in the context of humanitarian, economic, and developmental aspects.
One of the key areas in developing Yemen is security given that the recent crisis has contributed to poor security conditions and vicious fighting that result in a severe humanitarian problem. As of 2017, one of the security priorities in rebuilding Yemen is to battling Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters through joint operations between Yemeni government forces, UAE forces, and US Special Forces (United Nations, 2017). The other priority is to strengthen Yemeni forces through external support in order to fight Yemen’s Houthi rebels who are supported...
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