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FY 2001 Program Description and Activity Data Sheets

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FY 2001 Program USAID will design a coordinated development package for Yemen after ESF resources are apportioned and allocated. USAID has been working in the democracy and governance sector in Yemen and sees this as an area to be continued. USAID also would continue providing technical assistance and commodities to improve Yemen's reproductive health services, especially in the rural areas. The World Bank has recently completed a yearlong process of consultations on Yemen's development priorities with Yemenis from all parts of society, and with donors, leading to a Country Assistance Strategy. These consultations were comprehensive in the sense that no topic was excluded from the discussions. USAID's consultations with World Bank officials indicated that the best areas of opportunity for a USAID response with very modest funding lie in the economic growth and democracy-building sectors The Economic Support Funds proposed for Yemen for fiscal year 2001 will be implemented through existing Washington-based grant and contract mechanisms. ACTIVITY DATA SHEET PROGRAM: Yemen TITLE: Broad-based Economic Growth, 279-001 STATUS: New PLANNED FY 2000 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: -0- PROPOSED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $4,000,000 ESF INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003 Summary: USAID's activities in Yemen do not constitute a long-term program at this point. Rather, they consist of specific activities selected through a process of consultations with the Government of Yemen, the U.S. country team, existing donors, and potential development partners. USAID will approach the issue of broad-based economic growth from two mutually supporting directions, improving the investment and business climate and facilitating the continued growth of democracy and democratic systems which will allow a private sector to develop, grow, and sustain itself. Specific USAID activities in these sectors will be developed after funding is assured and the proper consultations have taken place. These activities may include building financial sector capacity, improving the investment environment, and installing an integrated financial management system. Activities to promote continued progress in democracy building include activities to improve rule of law and the application of human rights throughout the country, and to foster judicial and administrative reform in both the civil and commercial sectors, nationally and regionally. Key Results: N/A Performance and Prospects: N/A Possible Adjustments to Plans: N/A Other Donor Programs: There is little or no donor activity in this area, according to the most recent World Bank assessment. Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: N/A Selected Performance Measures: To be determined U.S. Finance Table (Microsoft Excel)

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