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Paving ‘Death Road’

In rural Yemen, road improvements save lives and alleviate suffering

February 16^th, 2023

Footnotes Funded and supported by the World Bank’s International Development Association, the Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (ESPECRP) is implemented by the Social Fund for Development (SFD), the Public Works Project (PWP), and the Small and Micro Enterprise Promotion Service (SMEPS) in partnership with UNDP. The US$169.4 million ESPECRP aims at enhancing food security resilience and nutrition of food-insecure populations affected by Yemen’s conflict, COVID-19 and climate-related shocks through nutrition-sensitive cash transfers, temporary employment, and improved access to basic services and economic opportunities.