Sana’a: Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi inaugurated today the cleanliness and community awareness initiative in the districts of the Capital Secretariat under the title “Welcome Ramadan, cleanliness is a faith commitment and civilized behavior” in implementation of the outcomes of the expanded consultative meeting to stimulate initiatives and support the cleanliness system in the Secretariat and the provinces.
According to Yemen News Agency, the Prime Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister Allama Mohammed Muftah, and the Mayor of the Capital, Dr. Hamoud Obad, were briefed on the work of the initiative, which was launched from Bab Al-Yemen in the old city of Sana’a. They were updated on the progress of environmental awareness efforts for shop owners, school students, and citizens, emphasizing the need for concerted efforts to improve cleanliness in streets and neighborhoods, remove distortions and randomness, and focus on central islands and afforestation.
During his visit to Kuwait School in the Safiya district, the Prime Minister urged students and their peers to demonstrate cleanliness behavior in their schools, homes, and neighborhoods. He encouraged them to actively contribute to the cleanliness campaign’s success and provided guidance on proper waste handling and disposal to ensure the cleanliness of the capital and various Yemeni cities.
Al-Rahwi inspected the campaign’s implementation and the level of official and popular interaction in several neighborhoods and streets in the Capital Secretariat. In a media statement following the launch, the Prime Minister explained that guidelines would be distributed to all shops to instruct everyone on proper waste management and discourage littering.
The Prime Minister emphasized that with the leadership of the Secretariat, the environmental and cleanliness conditions in Sana’a would improve significantly. He called on citizens to refrain from discarding waste or food remnants in the streets and encouraged everyone to contribute to the capital’s cleanliness, likening it to a “big house” that everyone should take pride in maintaining.
First Deputy Prime Minister Allama Muftah expressed gratitude to cleaning sector workers for their efforts in enhancing cleaning services at the Secretariat and provincial levels. He stressed that cleanliness and public health are collective responsibilities, warning that a country overwhelmed with waste would become susceptible to epidemics. He urged citizens to dispose of waste properly and sort it into categories such as food, organic, plastic, glass, and metal, while ensuring that high-risk medical waste is sorted in designated areas.
Allama Muftah underscored the importance of enforcing cleanliness-related laws to preserve the aesthetic and civilized appearance of Sana’a and other provinces. He advocated for improving waste management performance and instituting measures that encourage cleanliness as a daily norm.
The Capital Secretary highlighted the importance of the community initiative for cleanliness, reflecting the Revolution Leader’s directives to maintain cleanliness and implement the outcomes of expanded meetings aimed at stimulating community participation in cleanliness campaigns. He stressed the role of neighborhood elders, development knights, and community committees in monitoring cleanliness efforts and ensuring waste is disposed of at appropriate times.
Undersecretary Khalid Al-Madani emphasized the role of offices, government agencies, and civil society organizations in executing comprehensive community cleaning initiatives. These initiatives aim to elevate cleanliness levels, protect the environment, and bolster community engagement in tackling environmental challenges.
Cleanliness Fund and Project directors, Mohammed Sharafuddin and Ibrahim Al-Sarabi, elaborated that the community cleanliness initiative involves workers, equipment, offices, relevant authorities, and a multitude of community initiatives and components. The initiative seeks to establish community control frameworks that actively participate in stabilizing environmental and service conditions, promoting sustainable cleanliness, and fostering environmental awareness in the Secretariat.
Additionally, cleanliness and community awareness initiatives were launched in streets and neighborhoods according to the work plan. These efforts involved the participation of social affairs, planning, development and services committee heads in the Capital Secretariat, undersecretaries, local and executive leaders, environmental awareness teams, initiative participants, community committees, development and mobilization knights, neighborhood elders, social figures, and citizens.