Voices from Yemen

In this episode, our host, Mr. Axel M. Addy, former Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chief Negotiator for WTO accession of Liberia, interviews two practitioners with first-hand experience and knowledge in promoting Yemen’s peace, stability, and economic prosperity through participation in international trade and cross-sectoral collaboration.

 

Ms. Afrah Al-Zouba, currently Managing Director of the Executive Bureau for Acceleration of Aid Absorption and Support for Policy Reforms, shares her on-the-ground perspective with the audience, drawing upon years of extensive field experience in development, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and research in Yemen. She shares her insights on working with youth and women organizations, with governmental processes such as the National Dialogue Conference, and with donor organizations aimed at capacity building of Yemeni state institutions. Mr. Rafat Ali Al-Akhali, who worked with the WTO Accessions Division after Yemen's accession, is currently the Global Engagement Lead of the State Fragility Initiative at the International Growth Centre. He discusses how private sector development and international trade can contribute to Yemen’s long-term development, address the current humanitarian crisis, and facilitate institution building to promote predictability and transparency.

 

Guests:

- Ms. Afrah Al-Zouba, Managing Director of the Executive Bureau for Acceleration of Aid Absorption and Support for Policy Reforms

- Mr. Rafat Ali Al-Akhali, Global Engagement Lead of the State Fragility Initiative at the International Growth Centre

 

Host:

- Mr. Axel M. Addy, Former Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chief Negotiator of Liberia's Accession to the WTO