Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The World Bank has approved a new Country Partnership Framework for the Republic of Yemen and financing for four new development operations totaling $285 million for the period 2026–2030, marking the beginning of a new phase of support for livelihoods and sustainable recovery.
In a statement, the World Bank said that the new framework, titled “Better Livelihoods and More Jobs in Situations of Fragility,” outlines the international support strategy for Yemen over the next five years.
The World Bank’s new strategy is based on three main pillars aimed at addressing the country’s humanitarian and economic crisis through improving nutrition, electricity supplies, and support for agricultural industries, according to the state-run Saba News Agency.
The new financing package ($285 million) is distributed across four sectors. The health, nutrition, and water sector will receive $94 million to strengthen disease surveillance systems, rehabilitate water infrastructure in primary healthcare centers, and build the capacity of the Ministry of Health. The program is expected to benefit 6 million people.
The water management and irrigation sector receive the largest share of the funding, amounting to $153.6 million, to improve the efficiency of irrigation networks and water-harvesting facilities, restore water supplies in the Aden–Tuban Basin and Wadi Hajir Basin, and support digital climate-management systems.
Additional financing of $21 million is allocated to the Integrated Urban Services Project (Phase II) to restore vital services—including roads, water, sanitation, and electricity for schools and hospitals—in selected cities. The project is expected to benefit 1.75 million people.
In the fourth sector, $20 million is allocated to modernizing public institutions and systems in order to strengthen public financial management, improve statistical capacities, and lay the groundwork for a transition toward direct financing of Yemeni institutions by the World Bank.
