EMAIL: ycmes@ycmes.org
TEL: 00967 1 270 200
FAX: 00967 1 270 127
P.O. Box 3671
Sana’a – Republic of Yemen
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Safety and Security
New Updated Statement from the YCMES - April 2008
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The YCMES understands that international students, professors, and administrators are concerned with safety and security when deciding to choose a study abroad program. For this reason and to maintain the well-being of all its students, the college takes great strides to assure the safety and security of students and guests. It is worth mentioning that it would only take one incident involving a student of the college to damage all educational programs that the YCMES and YLC have established in the last two decades.
The college maintains a close relationship with the foreign embassies in Sana’a, Yemeni security agencies, and the Yemeni government. On a regular basis, the college consults with these bodies to ensure the best security measures for its students. For locations outside of the capital, the YCMES consults directly with the Yemeni Ministry of Interior and other security agencies to ensure that these sites are safe for student travel; the YCMES does not organize trips or allow students to travel to any location deemed unsafe for the security and safety of its students.
YCMES facilities are accessible only through a locked gate with a guard on duty 24 hours a day. Throughout its long history serving over 8,000 students, the YCMES has not experienced a single threatening or dangerous incident directed at an individual student or its institution as a whole.
Students and visitors often comment on how Yemen is misrepresented in the media in terms of safety and security. Though a student may get the feeling that Sana’a is safer than his/her home city, we advise all students to check their country’s travel advisory to Yemen. When reading travel advisories or warnings, it is best to remember that many times these are politically driven and are written in a manner that seeks to lessen a country’s accountability for its citizens. It is best to compare travel warnings to different countries, and explore specific incidents that are cited in the warning for a sense of real security concerns.
To talk with students and visitors who are currently studying with the YLC or who have recently visited Yemen, you may wish to contact the following:
Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO of National Council on Arab-U.S. Relations, john@ncusar.org
Liam Cooper, current student 2007-2008, lcooper@student.umass.edu
Eric Keller, current student, 2007-2008, ewkeller2003@yahoo.com
or contact our past students.
Previous YCMES Documents Concerning Safety & Security (as of Feb 2008)
YCMES Statement on Safety & Security
Safety & Security in Yemen (Bullet Points)
U.S. State Department Travel Warning Comparisons
U.S. State Department Travel Warning for Yemen