Yemen: 17 Children Have Been Killed In 2022 — UNICEF

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), seventeen children have been killed in Yemen this month as a result of ongoing fighting in the country.

Ted Chaiban, the UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement on Saturday; "According to reports, the number of children killed since the beginning of the year is 17."

"Children continue to be the first and most to pay during the seven-year conflict in Yemen, as more than 10,000 children have been injured or killed in the country since 2014."

"Civilians and civilian objects including education and medical facilities should not be a target and must always be respected."

He added that the number is nearly double the number in the whole of last December.

Yemen has been rocked by violence since 2014. According to the UN, the conflict in the country has caused one of the world's worst man-made humanitarian crises, with nearly 80% or around 30 million people needing humanitarian assistance and protection.