UNICEF: 47 Children Killed, Maimed in Yemen in 2 Months

Forty-seven children were killed or maimed in Yemen’s civil war in January and February following a surge in violence, the United Nations children’s fund said Saturday.
Children are the “first and most to suffer,” UNICEF said, adding that more than 10,000 minors, at least, have been killed or injured in a war that has raged since 2015.
“Just over the first two months of this year, 47 children were reportedly killed or maimed in several locations across Yemen,” Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF representative to Yemen, said in a statement.
“Since the conflict escalated in Yemen nearly seven years ago, the U.N. verified that more than 10,200 children have been killed or injured. The actual number is likely much higher,” his statement said.
The conflict has caused a collapse in basic services such as health care and education, with millions of people displaced and 80% of the population dependent on aid.
More than 2,500 schools are unusable, according to UNICEF, as they have been destroyed, converted for military purposes, or used to shelter the displaced.