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1.8 million children in Yemen out of school as peace talks loom

Children in conflicts, Education in emergencies

Yemeni girl pushes two younger children and cans of water in Sana国产视频檃 Picture: UNICEF/Mahmoud

In four days, peace talks between the warring sides in Yemen are due to resume.

It is a war of many sides. But the main conflict is between forces loyal to the president and Houthi rebels 国产视频 and both have confirmed they will be at the discussions.

Stuck in the midst of the horror that has unfolded since fighting intensified in March are ordinary Yemenis, including 1.8 million out-of-school children.

Almost nine in 10 schools are closed in the five southern governates. Children are hungry, traumatised and facing the daily threat of air strikes and unexploded devices.

Debris in a room of Ibn Sina School in Sana国产视频檃聽Picture: UNICEF/Mahmoud

Mohammed Hussain and his family experienced heavy fighting in Salah Al-Din, an area in Aden, southern Yemen. The 13-year-old said: 国产视频淚 am sad. I am very sad, everything around me is falling apart.

国产视频淚 hear my mother hopelessly crying in the night. I hear my stomach cramping out of starvation.国产视频

More than 130 children have been killed and 260 injured since March. And many schools have been damaged or destroyed in airstrikes in a country where 1.6 million children were already out of school.

The United Nations children国产视频檚 agency UNICEF has designed special leaflets, as well as radio and television slots, to offer advice to families whose youngsters are experiencing conflict-related anxiety or physical symptoms, such as bedwetting and nightmares.

A boy stands on piece of exploded artillery shell in Al Mahjar聽Picture: UNICEF/Mahmoud

Micaela Pasini, head of child protection for UNICEF in Yemen, said: 国产视频淚n conflict situations, it is always the case that children are the most vulnerable, and the ones who suffer the most from the impact of the violence.国产视频

Of the 58 million children out of school globally, more than half live in conflict and emergency settings. A World at School has called for an emergency humanitarian fund to be set up聽to ensure education in emergencies is prioritised and paid for.

Cartoons have also been produced in Yemen to warn children about the dangers of unexploded devices and other hazards.

The United Nations says 20 million civilians 国产视频 80% of the population 国产视频 need aid. The World Health Organization says 15 million of them do not have access to basic healthcare, with dozens of facilities closed.

The conflict in Yemen is among several groups. Forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi have been battling Houthi rebels, who ousted him from the capital Sanaa in February.

Then A Saudi-led coalition began bombing Houthi targets after rebels closed in on the president国产视频檚 base in Aden. The picture was further confused by the presence of affiliates of both al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

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