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THE UNITED NATIONS HAS DECLARED THE HIGHEST STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR YEMEN. LARGE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY’S INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN THE WAR, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. ALL FORMS OF PUBLIC SERVICES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO A MINIMUM OR HAVE COLLAPSED ENTIRELY. IT IS BARELY POSSIBLE TO SUPPLY PEOPLE WITH WATER, FOOD AND ELECTRICITY ANY MORE. HOW CAN GIZ HELP IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE POPULATION?

Since 2017, on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office, GIZ has been empowering municipalities in two governorates to plan and implement measures quickly so that they can respond to people’s needs and make tangible improvements to their lives. Local residents, including all parties to the conflict, help decide which project will take priority, whether the restoration of the drinking water supply and sanitation systems or the repair of roads, health centres or youth clubs.

The GIZ project cooperates closely with a sister scheme run by the Berghof Foundation. It identifies the local structures with which the small-scale measures can be implemented and reinforces the structures at the relevant political decision-making level.