September 22-25, 2018: A high-level informal consultation meeting was held in Berlin, bringing together a number of experts in political, economic, social and security affairs from the Republic of Yemen for a dialogue meeting on “Restoring State Functionality in a Post-Agreement Phase in Yemen: options to enhance the buy-in, support and cooperation from the local authorities”. The meeting aimed at providing a space to discuss options on how to ensure that the local authorities who de-facto operate since more than 3 years with a high degree of independence will support this process.