UN Chief says at least 10,000 children killed in Yemen conflict

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HAJJAH, YEMEN - MARCH 07: A child carries aid distributed by charity organizations in Hajjah, Yemen on March 07, 2022. Civilians, who have been displaced and taken refuge in refugee camps as a result of Yemen's seven-year conflict between government forces and the Iranian-backed Houthis, are battling for survival in harsh conditions. Families that had to flee to safer places in Hajjah province received food supplies from charity organizations. ( Mohammed Al Wafi - Anadolu Agency )
At least 10,000 children have died in Yemen's nearly eight-year war, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said Wednesday as international attention remains squarely on the war in Ukraine, Anadolu News Agency reports. "Yemen may have receded from the headlines, but the human suffering has not relented. For seven years and counting, the Yemeni people have been confronting death, destruction, displacement, starvation, terror, division and destitution on a massive scale," he said at the UN headquarters in New York. "Millions are facing extreme hunger, and the World Food Programme had to cut rations in half due to the lack of funds. Further cuts are looming. This is a tragedy," he added. UN envoy: Yemen has become 'chronic emergency' Guterres issued the dire […]

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