CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Twenty-eighth Annual General Meeting, 9 September 2021 This will be a longer than normal Chairman’s report this year. There has been a lot happening in the Society as we seek to address our role in building awareness about Yemen and the situation of...

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Twenty-sixth Annual General Meeting, 20 June 2019 Introduction It has been yet another difficult year for Yemen as the summary of the current situation at the end of this report shows. A recent report commis- sioned by the UNDP estimates that over...

CHAIRMAN’S REPORTnTwenty-fifth Annual General MeetingnIntroductionnIt has been yet another difficult year for Yemen as the summary of the current situation at the end of this report shows. A recent report commissioned by the UNDP estimates that over 233,000 people...

CHAIRMAN’S REPORTnTwenty-fourth Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 24 May 2017n nThe situation in YemennIt has been a dispiriting year, for Yemen and its people, and for those of us who know the country and follow events there. If my report last year was influenced by...

Twenty-third Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 1 June 2016nnThe situation in YemennAt last year's AGM, outgoing Chairman Dr Noel Brehony gave a detailed account of the internal developments in Yemen, leading up to the prospect of a round of peace talks that might...

Twenty-second Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 3 June 2015nnThe Situation in YemennIn my 2014 Annual Report I wrote as part of a cautiously optimistic survey of Yemen’s prospects: “The emergence of al-Huthi from Sa’ada is trans- forming the politics of the region...

Twenty-first Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 18 June 2014nnThe objectives of the Society are “to advance public education and knowl- edge concerning the Republic of Yemen, its history, geography, economy and culture.” The BYS tries to steer a course that reflects...

Twentieth Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 19 June 2013nnFor Yemen the last year has been dominated by the preparations for the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) that finally started on 18 March. The 565 delegates have until the end of September to agree a new...

Fifteenth Annual General Meeting, 20 June 2007.nIt is customary for the Chairman to begin his report by saying that the Society has had an active year. This indeed has been the case but I do believe that it could have been even more active, and this is a theme which I...

Fourteenth Annual General Meeting, 22 June 2006. The Society has had another active year at a time when there are some signs that our government is putting more effort into developing bilateral links. This has been noticeable in the business field, where a small...

Thirteenth Annual General Meeting, 8 June 2005.nI am pleased to report that travel to Yemen has been made easier by both the British and Yemeni governments. Foreign Office travel advice is now less restrictive, and with Yemen declaring 2005 as ‘The Year of Tourism’,...

Twelfth Annual General Meeting, 9 June 2004.nThe highlight of last year’s Autumn programme was the Society’s Tenth Anniversary Luncheon held at the Royal Garden Hotel on Monday 8 December. This was attended by over a hundred members and their guests. We are most...

Eleventh Annual General Meeting, 12 June 2003.nThe Society was formed in February 1993, so this year marks its tenth anniversary Cultural highlights of the past decade have included the Yemen Festival of 1997, and the British Museum’s Queen of Sheba exhibition last...

Tenth Annual General Meeting, 25 June, 2002.nAt our last AGM we said goodbye to our Honorary Co-President, H.E. Dr Hussain al-Amri, who has returned to Sana’a but remains an honorary member of the Society. In his place we are very pleased to welcome H.E. Dr Mutahar...