SANAA, Yemen, May 20 (UPI) -- In a meeting with foreign dignitaries in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi warned against the effects of growing unemployment.
On Saturday, Hadi received World Bank Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa Inger Anderson and British Ambassador Nicholas Hampton to discuss Yemen's economic situation.
Hadi called on "Yemen partners" to help address the growing unemployment crisis, stressing 5 million graduates had no job, the Yemen Post reported.
"Increasing unemployment rates escalate Yemen's political and security issues, and terrorism," Hadi said.
Anderson announced the World Bank will provide Yemen with $500 million to widen its activities according to the needs of the transition stage, the Saba news agency said.
