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The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) called for an immediate end to attacks on water facilities and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, stressing that the war robbed the future of Yemen's children.
"Attacks against civilian facilities and services are unacceptable, inhumane and in breach of the basic laws of war," UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore said in a press release on Wednesday.
"Ongoing violence and repeated attacks on lifesaving civilian infrastructure in Hodeida are a direct threat to the survival of hundreds of thousands of children and their families," Fore said, pointing out that Yemen faces a severe shortage of drinking water.
The UN official added that the attack on water infrastructure was jeopardizing efforts to prevent cholera outbreaks and severe watery diarrhea in Yemen.
Fore highlighted that a UNICEF-supported warehouse containing humanitarian provisions, including hygiene and water-related supplies, was hit by two Saudi-led airstrikes. She added that a sanitation center run by the group in the Zabid District also came under attack. The facility’s fuel tank was damaged. The UN official also stated that a water station in al-Mina District, which provides Hodeida with most of its water, was hit
The UNICEF Executive Director renewed calls “all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. The war in Yemen has no winners. It is robbing Yemeni children of their futures.”
Source: Yemenwatch.net
