The Guardian: Millions of children in Yemen are deprived of education
A report published by the British Guardian newspaper monitored the crisis of schools in Yemen, which was affected by the war for more than 6 years, as most of them remained without seats or desks, and even without walls and ceilings.
In a school in Al-Hodeidah province, more than 50 children sat on the floor covered with rubble, in rows without ceilings, seats or desks, and their little fingers held no pens or papers.
Despite all this, the report says, these students are still among the most fortunate children, because they have a teacher and a place to learn, which are rare things in this afflicted country.
The catastrophic war has entered its seventh year, unleashing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and the conflict in Yemen does not seem to have any near end in sight. With this situation, the future of an entire generation faces imminent danger.
About 3 million children in Yemen are unable to go to school, and 8.1 million children are in need of urgent educational assistance, according to estimates by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that the warring parties have attacked schools at least 231 times since March 2015, when the Saudi-led coalition intervened.
In 2018, a coalition airstrike dropped a US-made missile on a school bus in Saada, killing 44 schoolchildren.