Media advocacy campaign supports shanty's residents

HODEIDAH, Sep. 07 (Saba)- The media institutions representatives announced on Sunday to form a media advocacy campaign to support shanty's residents suffering in each of Hodeidah and Lahj governorates.

Chairman of the National Forum for Human Rights (NFHR) Khaled Aiash said the media
advocacy campaign is implemented by NFHR in partnership with Rural Youth
Empowerment
Institution, Al-Amal Initiative and Medical Development Foundation during the period
15 July until 15 October 2009 and in collaboration with CHF International .
Aiash said the media campaign is aiming to address suffering of shanty's citizens
to stakeholders for arising their issues because of the lack of basic services to
improve
their lives as guaranteed by international treaties and laws.
For his part, Program Director of CHF International Nashwan al-Somari said the
advocacy campaign on shanty's residents targets journalists from different
official, parties
and independent newspapers to reflect shanty's citizens sufferings through reports
and news stories.
SA/AM