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Executive Summary |
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Chapter 1: Development in Yemen and the Poverty
Reduction Strategy |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Government Commitments Towards Poverty Reduction
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3. Development of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) |
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4. Participation and Consultations |
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Chapter 2: The Current Challenges |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Major Development Challenges |
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2.1 |
Population Problems |
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2.2 |
Water and Water Resources |
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2.3 |
Human Resources |
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2.4 |
Institutional Structure of the State |
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Chapter 3: Economic Developments and the Reform Program |
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1. Introduction |
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2. The Economic Situation |
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3. The Economic, Financial and Administrative
Reforms Program (EFARP) |
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3.1 |
The Outcomes of the EFARP |
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3.2 |
The Impediments of the Reforms Program |
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4. The Private Sector |
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Chapter 4: The Poverty Situation in Yemen |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Poverty in Yemen |
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2.1 |
Poverty and Economic Growth |
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2.2 |
Features and Characteristics of Poverty |
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2.3 |
Demographic, Social and Economic Characteristics
of the Poor |
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2.4 |
Causes of Poverty and Factors Affecting
the Probability of its Occurrence |
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3. Human Poverty |
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4. Poverty and the Environment |
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5. The Social Safety Net |
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5.1 |
Social Security Schemes |
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5.2 |
Programs Coinciding with the Economic Reform
Program |
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5.3 |
Assessment of the Social Safety Net |
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5.4 |
The Contribution of the Civil Society Towards
Poverty Reduction |
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Chapter 5: The Poverty Reduction Strategy |
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1. Introduction |
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2. The Goals of the Poverty Reduction
Strategy (PRSP) |
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2.1 |
The General Goals |
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2.2 |
Sectoral Goals |
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3. Relationship Between National and Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) |
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4. The Axes (Pillars) of the PRSP |
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4.1 |
Achieving Economic Growth |
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4.2 |
Human Resources Development |
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4.3 |
Improving Infrastructure |
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4.4 |
Ensuring Social Protection |
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4.5 |
Administration, Good Governance, Participation and Cooperation |
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4.6 |
Participation and Cooperation |
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Chapter 6: Implementation of the PRSP |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Costs and Financing |
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2.1 |
Public Finances |
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2.2 |
Development Requirements and Priorities of the PRSP |
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3. International Cooperation |
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4. Risk Factors |
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4.1 |
Drought and Flooding |
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4.2 |
Fluctuation of Oil Prices |
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4.3 |
Foreign Assistance Holdup |
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5. Monitoring and Follow-up |
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6. A Mechanism for the PRSP Committee and
Social
Safety Net |
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Annexes |