Yemen to participate in 2010 MDGs Summit in New York

Yemen will participate in the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit which is to take place from 20-22 September at the UN Headquarters in New York.  In this regard, Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul-Karim Rase’a along with the UNDP Resident Representative in Yemen Pratibha Mehta as well as a number of UN organizations and World Bank representatives discussed the ongoing arrangements for reviewing what will be achieved at the MDGs.  The upcoming summit is going to focus on attaining the fourth and fifth goals of the MDGs relating to reducing mortality and morbidity of mothers, infants and children.

It will also deal with the national plans of the Health Ministry for accelerating the implementation of the goals.

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