Lexi Bodick's List: Model UN: Yemen

• Due  to different conflicts since the sixties, the Republic of Yemen is one of  eighty-six countries in the world that were heavily affected by landmines.

   

   
• • *good statistic for the amount of Yemen civilians that are affected by land mines. There are alor of yemen people that are affected and its a big issue today.
• There are an estimated 828,000 Yemeni  civilians, roughly 6 percent of the total population, living in these  communities. This means that at least one in every 16 Yemenis lives or  works near or is otherwise affected by the presence of landmines.
• • The U.S. does alot to help Yemen
• Since  FY 1998, U.S. government has provided humanitarian demining assistance to  Yemen totaling over 6.8 million dollars. The U.S. contributed 1.8 million  dollars in FY 2000 alone.

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• Yemen  Intensified its diplomatic efforts to clarify its position and reverse the  distorted image that hindered its relations with the U.S. during the Gulf  Crisis.
• hat became evident  when the U.S. fully supported the Yemeni unity against the failed  Separatist attempt in the summer of 1994. The U.S. also acknowledged Yemen  for its efforts regarding democratic orientation, freedom of the press, parliamentary elections of 1993-1997 as well as its manifest backing of  Economic and Financial Reforms with the cooperation of the IMF and the  World Bank.