2022 opens with Yemen Day, where the war does not stop
In this 2022 that has just begun, it has been Yemen the first country to celebrate its own national day in the square of Al Wasl, reminding the world of a conflict that never stops.
The Sheikh of Dubai Mohammed al Maktoum visited the small pavilion accompanied by the Yemeni prime minister, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed. A meeting that takes place in a moment of resurgence of clashes, as Yemen enters theeighth year of war: on the one hand, the breakfast led by Saudi Arabia, which also includes the United Arab Emirates, since 2015 committed to supporting the troops of the Yemeni government recognized by the international community, on the other i Shiite Houti rebels, flanked by Iran.
According to the UAE national news agency, the meeting discussed not only the efforts to forge closer ties between the two nations, but also the dramatic humanitarian situation of Yemen and the latest political developments.
Participation in Expo, the Yemeni one, which despite the economic and logistical support of the Arab Emirates, was not easy for a country where, according to the United Nations, the war has left 4.9 million people neglected in a state of malnutrition, led to the loss of $ 126 billion in potential economic growth and made Yemen one of the poorest countries in the world.
Yet the message that comes from the pavilion, under the theme “Descendants of Sheba”, is from hope: focuses on the value of knowledge, from the culture he was born in past, showcasing the ancient and very precious Yemeni heritage. In the center, the Miraculous Book of Al Wisabi, an original manuscript that touches seven fields, from jurisprudence to grammar, and which can be read in all directions.
But with the intensification of receipts, especially in the Ma’rib area, the last stronghold of the pro-government forces in the north of the country, a region rich in Petroleum, and with the failure of diplomatic efforts by the United Nations and other international actors, most analysts believe that the war is bound to get worse.
Elisabetta Norzi