MoU between UNDP Yemen and the Arab Association Singapore to support Yemen Our Home

The Arab Association of Singapore launched today, 22 January 2016, a major partnership for establishing a regional support for the United Nations Development Programme platform initiative, “Yemen Our Home”, which will extend the support of Yemeni Diaspora in Singapore to needy communities in Yemen, through UNDP-led projects. The partnership agreement was signed between Mr. Khalid Basharahil, President of the Arab Association Singapore, and Ms. Mikiko Tanaka, UNDP Country Director for Yemen, which was attended by more than 100 members of the local Yemeni Diaspora.

First Partnership with the Yemeni Diaspora for Yemen Our Home

More than 100 members of the local Yemeni Diaspora in Singapore attend a ceremony of signing a MoU between UNDP Yemen and the Arab Association Singapore to support Yemen Our Home Initiative. The Arab Association Singapore will contribute to raising awareness about Yemen Our Initiative, campaigns and projects to mobilize all Yemeni diaspora and private organizations to fund and help resolve the most pressing needs of Yemeni communities back home. “This is our first partnership with the Yemeni Diaspora for Yemen Our Home," said UNDP Yemen Country Director Ms. Mikiko Tanaka during the ceremony.