Japan distributes clothes for over 63,000 IDP in Yemen

The Japan embassy in Yemen launched on Monday its humanitarian initiative of distributing clothes for over 63,000 Internally Displaced People (IDP) and refugees in Yemen.Japan embassy's initiative includes the distribution of 200,000 clothes pieces for 63,710 IDP and refugees through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Sana'a.The clothes are provided as a gift by the Japanese clothing company of "Uniqlo" for the displaced Yemenis in areas of conflict in Sa'ada and Abyan provinces and Arab countries' refugees in Yemen, within the framework of the ongoing Japanese assistance to the humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Yemen, which amounted to $88 million during 2012 / 2013, including more than $21 million provided to the IDPs through the UNHCR.The initiative was launched by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Makino Taco, who ended today a short visit to Yemen, in the presence of the Japanese ambassador to Yemen Katsu Yoshie Hayashi and a UNHCR representative in Yemen.It is planned to distribute the clothes to IDP and refugees' families in the IDP camps in Haradh town and provinces of Amran, Sana'a and Abyan.