Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced Saturday that 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the conflict escalated in Yemen nearly seven years ago.
“The actual number is likely much higher,” UNICEF Representative for Yemen Philippe Duamelle said in a statement.
“Following the intensification of the conflict in 2021, violence has continued to escalate this year and as always, children are the first and most suffering,” Duamelle said.
In just the first two months of this year, 47 children were reported killed or maimed in several locations in Yemen, he added.
The statement noted that violence, misery and grief have become commonplace in Yemen with severe consequences on millions of children and families. It is time for a sustainable political solution to be reached for the people and their children to finally be able to live in the peace they deserve.
Yemen has been locked in a civil war since the Houthi militia overran much of the country militarily and seized the entire northern province, including the capital Sanaa, in 2014. (mhn/bbs)
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