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Unicef: One-Third of Fighters in Yemen are Children
Yemeni children. Julien Herneis (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Children make up a third of the combatants in the armed conflict against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, says a U.N. official who also warns about malnutrition levels in the country.
Agence France-Presse reports via The Guardian:
“We are seeing children in battle, at checkpoints and unfortunately among [those] killed and injured,” Julien Harneis, Unicef’s representative in Yemen, said during a stop in Geneva.
He said staff of Unicef and its partners had estimated that around 30% of fighters in the armed groups were minors.
Saudi-led forces launched air strikes last month as Shia Houthi rebels advanced on Yemen’s main southern city of Aden after seizing the capital.
The president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, fled Aden for Saudi Arabia during the Houthi advance and the city has since seen heavy clashes between pro- and anti-government forces.
Read more here.
—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/unicef_one-third_of_fighters_in_yemen_are_children_20150410/
