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Minister Al-Zouari Meets the New Head of INTERSOS Mission and Affirms Support for the Organization’s Activities in Yemen
Sep 08, 2025
This morning, in his office in the capital, Aden, H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Zouari, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, met with Mr. Enkas Chao, the newly appointed Head of the INTERSOS Mission to Yemen.
At the outset of the meeting, Minister Al-Zouari welcomed the Head of Mission, affirming the Ministry’s readiness to provide all forms of support and the necessary official facilitation to ensure the success of the programs and activities implemented by the organization in the fields of social protection, child protection, economic empowerment, and livelihood projects.
The Minister reiterated his call for INTERSOS and all international organizations to relocate their offices from Sana’a to the capital, Aden, stressing that the government will provide a safe and conducive environment for their work—away from the pressures and violations committed by the Houthi terrorist militia, including raids on organizational premises and the abduction of staff, which put their lives at risk. He pointed out that dozens of humanitarian workers remain in detention despite repeated UN and regional appeals for their release.
Minister Al-Zouari also called on INTERSOS to strengthen its partnership with the Ministry in mobilizing support to fund the national strategies prepared by the government, including: the Yemen Social Protection Strategy (2025–2030), the Child Protection Strategy (2026–2029), the Senior Citizens Strategy, and the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy. He noted that the Ministry, in coordination with its partners, is working on developing the operational manuals for these strategies, and looks forward to the organization’s contribution to their implementation, as well as expanding areas of cooperation, partnership, and coordination in both humanitarian and development fields.
For his part, Mr. Enkas Chao, Head of the INTERSOS Mission, expressed his pleasure in meeting Minister Al-Zouari in his first official meeting since assuming office, affirming the organization’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the Ministry and expanding its humanitarian activities, particularly in the fields of health and education in areas under legitimate government authority, in light of the difficult economic conditions the country is facing.
The meeting was attended by several deputy ministers
