Recent fighting between the government and militants in Southern Yemen has displaced thousands of people. Children are especially suffering from this latest violence in the Middle Eastern nation. UNICEF states, "The latest conflicts in southern Yemen are exacerbating an already dire situation and - exerting a heavy toll on children, affecting their right to health, education and protection."
Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF director in Yemen says, “Children have been injured in the fighting and continue to be at risk from unexploded ordnances, landmines and other explosive remnants of war. Schools that have just re-opened have been disrupted because school buildings are being used to host displaced people.”
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