Sana'a: Over the past year, the Government of Change and Construction has embodied remarkable determination, resolve, and capability in overcoming difficulties to achieve the objectives and ambitions outlined in its general program.
According to Yemen News Agency, contrary to expectations, this government-formed under extremely difficult and complex circumstances, at a time when the country faces a brutal U.S.-Israeli aggression and an economic war affecting all aspects of life-managed to achieve significant successes in meeting part of the Yemeni people's aspirations for reforming state institutions and organizational structures, improving service delivery, and simplifying procedures for citizens.
Guided by the directives of the Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and the President of the Supreme Political Council, Field Marshal Mahdi al-Mashat, the government worked on enhancing resilience in the face of aggression and addressing its consequences; administrative development and institutional reform; economic, financial, and developmental policies; public services and infrastructure; domestic and foreign policy; and the promotion of justice and human rights.
Despite the extraordinary conditions of aggression and blockade, the Government of Change and Construction succeeded in establishing new features of institutional work in its first year, with tangible achievements in vital sectors that reflected a genuine will to overcome the imposed reality and reaffirm the state's presence in serving its citizens.
The Yemeni News Agency (SABA) highlights in this report some of the ministries' achievements since the formation of the government and the successes achieved in various fields.
Defense Ministry
The Ministry of Defense and Military Production has made significant qualitative achievements in developing Yemen's defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as advancing all branches and formations of the armed forces-transforming them into a force difficult to defeat, capable of achieving major victories not only for Yemen but also for the pivotal causes of the Arab and Islamic nation, foremost among them the Palestinian cause.
The Armed Forces have successfully confronted the U.S.-Israeli aggression at all stages, asserting sovereignty over Yemen's seas, which were once dominated by global hegemonic powers. As part of the 'Support Gaza' campaign, the Armed Forces achieved a strategic breakthrough as an advanced front of support, altering the battlefield dynamics by imposing military deterrence equations whose impact reached deep into the Israeli entity, disrupting and thwarting U.S. and Israeli schemes in Yemen and the region.
The Armed Forces implemented five stages of escalation in support of the Palestinian people and their valiant resistance in the Gaza Strip, carrying out near-daily qualitative operations since the start of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation. Regarding naval escalation against Israel, the first stage involved targeting Israeli vessels in the Red Sea. In the second stage, operations expanded to target vessels linked to Israel by ownership or destination. In January of this year, the third stage began, targeting Israeli-linked ships in the Indian Ocean.
On July 27, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced the start of the fourth stage of the naval blockade on Israel, which includes targeting all vessels belonging to any company dealing with Israeli ports-regardless of the company's nationality and anywhere within the armed forces' reach. They warned all companies to halt dealings with Israeli ports or face attacks on their ships, regardless of destination, anywhere accessible to Yemeni forces.
Since the start of Gaza support operations, the Armed Forces have carried out 1,703 operations, including missile strikes, drone attacks, and naval operations. The Armed Forces have maintained the initiative and strategic deterrence capability, launching missiles and drones under all conditions, targeting sensitive and strategic sites deep within occupied Palestinian territories.
Despite the ongoing conflict, the Ministry of Defense has continued to develop defensive and offensive military capabilities-extending range, increasing precision, impact, and integrating advanced, modern technology. The Armed Forces have also thwarted U.S. aggression on Yemen, ending the decades-long dominance of fleets and aircraft carriers over seas and oceans since World War II, and opening a new chapter in modern warfare marked by hypersonic missiles and unmanned aerial capabilities.
The Ministry has raised the readiness of ground forces, air defenses, drone forces, naval units, and coastal defenses to levels enabling them to carry out any mission necessary to protect Yemen's sovereignty on land, sea, and air-while continuing to support the people of Gaza and all of Palestine. In a short time, the Ministry of Defense has acquired the defensive and offensive capabilities-across strategic, tactical, training, and armament levels-that grant Yemen the privilege of making sovereign decisions free from foreign domination, dependency, or external tutelage, and defending Yemen's sovereignty along with the nation's core causes, foremost among them the Palestinian cause.
Ministry of Local Administration, Rural Development and Governance
The Ministry of Local Administration, Rural Development and Governance plays a pivotal role in monitoring and supervising local authorities in the governorates and districts. Since the formation of the Government of Change and Development, however, the ministry has expanded its responsibilities, focusing on achieving local development, revitalizing rural areas, and coordinating official and community efforts to create a sustainable development renaissance in which all participate.
In this context, the ministry continues to establish and officially launch cooperative associations across various districts. So far, more than 153 multi-purpose cooperative associations have been formed and announced in 153 districts across several governorates, in addition to training the staff of these associations to enable them to carry out their developmental tasks efficiently and effectively.
The ministry has intensified efforts to train and qualify district directors so they can play an active leadership and guiding role within their districts, supporting the cooperative associations, assisting their leaders, and removing any obstacles they face. Over the past periods, the ministry has organized numerous training programs and activities for all district directors to familiarize them with the full scope of responsibilities entrusted to them in ensuring the success of the associations' work, as well as in advancing economic empowerment projects and mobilizing community efforts to actively adopt more community initiative projects.
Alongside training programs, the ministry's leadership has continued field visits to governorates and districts to provide support and assistance to local authority and community leaders, supervise efforts to establish and announce cooperative associations, link them with executive offices, and clarify the role of district directors in this regard.
One of the most important tasks assigned to multi-purpose cooperative associations is advancing development work and achieving self-sufficiency by motivating the community to produce and working to provide the requirements for developmental progress. For example, the associations will implement lending projects for farmers, whether for solar energy systems or contract farming, as well as providing production inputs and markets for what citizens or associations produce, whether in agriculture or other sectors. This also includes other projects and activities that contribute to achieving sustainable development and reaching self-sufficiency.
However, the most prominent role of cooperatives lies in coordination with government agencies that fund projects with a positive impact on community development, as well as adopting projects financed through loans from various sources-a role that will earn them considerable trust as a vital link between the state and the community.