UNEP Executive Director’s encourages Yemen on its lead phase-out, by 2008, efforts

Yemen, one of the 16 remaining countries to phase out leaded gasoline received applause from the UNEP Executive Director, for completion of activities under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2005. The Agreement came to a close at the end of 2007.

Yemen, who the UNEP Executive Director commended for remaining committed to the phasing out of lead in 2008 as planned, published its Report – “Towards leaded Gasoline replacement in Yemen” in January 2008. Also completed was a refinery study as well as a blood lead testing program. Both the report and the study have been shared with the Yemeni Parliament in a bid to obtain support and funding for Yemen to go fully unleaded.