Concern for Children in southern Yemen
An estimated 15,000 people - most of whom are children - have been displaced by recent clashes in and around Al-Hauta village in Shabwah Governorate in southern Yemen, according to UNICEF.
Over the past few weeks, there has been a steady increase in violent clashes, including air strikes, between government troops and armed groups in the area. UNICEF said that children have been injured in the fighting and continue to be at risk from unexploded ordnances, landmines and other explosive remnants of war. In addition, schools that have just re-opened have been disrupted because school buildings are being used to host displaced people.
UNICEF and its partners are providing immediate assistance to 700 most vulnerable displaced families, and supporting preparations for their return to Al-Hauta. There are already over 300,000 internally displaced persons in northern Yemen of whom 60 percent (180,000) are children.
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