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<p>The UK welcomes recent efforts by both parties to constructively engage with the
UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to implement the Stockholm agreements, including
sharing Hodeidah port revenues for the payment of public salaries.</p><p> </p><p>Together
with the international community, the UK is working with the Government of Yemen’s
Prime Minister’s Office and the Central Bank of Yemen to develop a plan to sustainably
finance the Stockholm agreement’s ambition for the payment of public sector salaries
across Yemen, through an accountable budgetary process.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the
Government of Yemen’s leadership of paying salaries to some health workers in Houthi-controlled
areas and all public workers in Hodeidah this year. We encourage this to continue
which will be vital in restoring key services such as schools and health clinics and
boosting the livelihoods of public-sector workers.</p>
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