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The United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF] highlighted on Tuesday the growing threats faced by Yemeni children as deadly bombardments and street fighting add to disease and deprivation prevalent in the war-torn country.
"What we need above all in Yemen is an end to the conflict," UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac iterated amid figures showing that some 10 million children inside the country face both pain and suffering as 2016 gets underway.
UN-confirmed statistics reveal that 747 children have lost their lives since the conflict erupted in March last year, while a further 1,108 have been injured.
Some 724 children are also thought to have been forced by warring factions to partake in some form of military activity.
Health, water and sanitation services have also been affected by the conflict pitching Houthi rebels against a Saudi-led coalition, meaning that the needs of an increasingly desperate population are not being met.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
