The head of Yemen’s newly formed Presidential Leadership Council, Gen Rashad Al Alimi, vowed on Friday to work on ending war and achieving peace in the country.
Yemen’s President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi handed over all executive powers to the eight-member council after removing his vice president from office on Thursday.
“This council is a council of peace not war, but it is also a council of defence, power and unity whose mission is to protect the sovereignty of the nation and citizens,” Gen Al Alimi said in a speech.
Gen Al Alimi, a former adviser to Mr Hadi, also vowed to give priority to national interests and to work hard to address all political, economic, social and security challenges.
He thanked the Saudi-led coalition for its “unlimited support” for the Yemeni government and those at all political, economic and humanitarian levels for their efforts to achieve comprehensive peace in the country.
The formation of the council followed more than a week of extensive talks between Yemen’s political factions in the Saudi capital Riyadh, sponsored by the Gulf Co-operation Council.
The presidential declaration said three bodies would be established to aid the Presidential Council in its mission.
A reconciliation and consultation body comprising 15 members from all Yemeni political factions — with the exception of the Houthi rebels — will be in charge of uniting the various parties and paving the way towards a comprehensive political process with the goal of ending the conflict and restoring order to the country.
A legal team of nine members, including judges and prominent lawyers, and an economic team of 14 members, among them former ministers, economic experts and businessmen, will also be established.
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From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:
1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.
2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.
3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.
4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.
5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.
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