Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mohammad Al-Saadi headed to London on Thursday to participate in the International Conference on Nutrition & Growth ,which will start Friday and lasts for two days.

Al-Saadi explained to Saba that he will participate in the conference commissioned by President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi, noting that a number of countries that suffer from malnutrition in general will also participate in the conference, in addition to the Great Eight donor countries, UNICEF and other UN organizations involved in this field.

He pointed out that the conference aims to adopt food development programs in poor countries such as Africa and Yemen, which need to food support , especially in the field of childhood.

Yemen's participation in the conference aims to prove the circumstances experienced by the country and to call on the donor countries to contribute to alleviating the Yemen's suffering of poverty, al-Saadi added.

He noted that he will meet, on sidelines of the conference, with the owner of Microsoft Corporation and Chairman Gates Charity, Bill Gates, to brief them on the situation in Yemen and its food needs in general and especially the needs of children.

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