UN Blacklists Saudi-led ‘Coalition’ for Killing Yemeni Children
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The United Nations put the Saudi-led coalition on a blacklist in its report on children and armed conflicts for killing and injuring children in Yemen.
In a press release following the sending of the report, Secretary-General's Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said no less than 1,340 children were killed or maimed in Yemen last year.
The total number of civilian casualties in the Saudi-led war on Yemen since March 2015 stands at more than 13,920, including 5,159 people martyred and 8,761 injured.
More than three million Yemenis had been displaced and much of the impoverished country's infrastructure had been ruined.
The war on Yemen prompted what is considered the largest humanitarian crisis worldwide. By the estimate of the United Nations, nearly two million Yemeni children suffer from malnutrition.
At the same time, the civilian population of the war-torn country is largely affected by clean water shortages and a lack of accessible medical services.
Yemen is also encountering a devastating cholera outbreak, with nearly 700,000 people having contracted the potentially lethal disease so far.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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