[21 December 2007]

SANA'A, Dec. 21 (Saba) - Al-Baidha'a province was considered the second poorest province in Yemen after Amran province, the World Bank's (WB) report on Poverty said.

According to the report, the poverty rate in al-Baidha'a was about 51.9% generally and that poverty rate in urban areas of the province was 16.6% and in countryside about 59.8%, however the poverty rate in Yemen is 34%.

The province leadership has organized a symposium on poverty with participation of international experts to evaluate poverty in the country.

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