JOINT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

After almost a year of security, political and economic crisis, in the wake of the Arab Awakening movement in Yemen, the country has embarked on a political transition facilitated by a national dialogue based on an agreement that was brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and is overseen by the United Nations and major stakeholders. A Government of National Reconciliation was formed and confirmed by the Parliament in early December 2011. Presidential elections were held on February 21, 2012 and President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi was sworn in soon after. While the implementation of the GCC agreement is largely on track, the gains achieved so far are fragile and significant challenges remain ahead.
This Joint Social and Economic Assessment (JSEA) has been prepared in response to a request from the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC), and undertaken jointly by the World Bank, the United Nations, the European Union, and the Islamic Development Bank. The JSEA’s main purpose is to assess the social and economic impact of the crisis in Yemen, and to identify challenges and key priorities for early interventions, primarily for the transition period, which is expected to stretch into the first half of 2014.