SANA’A, 11 January 2017 – “One child was confirmed killed and four others were injured when two attacks hit near the al-Falah school in the Nihm district outside the capital, Sana’a. “Attacks on civilian areas continue to kill and injure scores of children in Yemen. Instead of learning, children are witnessing death, war, and destruction. … Continued

Sana’a, 12 December 2016 – Nearly 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished and require urgent care. At least 462,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a drastic increase of almost 200 per cent since 2014. An additional 1.7 million children suffer from Moderate Acute Malnutrition. The situation of severely malnourished children in … Continued

SANA’A, 13 August 2016 – An airstrike Saturday morning killed at least seven children and injured 21 others in a religious school in the Sa’ada governorate in northern Yemen. The children killed, aged between six and 14 years, were studying in a school in the Juma’a Bin Fadil village in Haydan. Bodies are still being pulled … Continued

Statement attributable to Julien Harneis, UNICEF representative in Yemen on the killings of children in recent escalation of violence SANA’A, 9 August 2016 – “Four children were reportedly killed and three were injured on 7 August in the Nihm District, east of the Yemeni Capital, Sana’a. UNICEF deplores such acts and urges all parties to … Continued