“Escalations in military hostilities, clashes between rival armed groups, and pervasive unexploded remnants of war (ERW) and improvised explosive devices (IED) are causing the death and injury of children, women, and men across Yemen, and disrupting lives and livelihoods,” the report said.

“In a briefing on 19 October, UNICEF noted that 10,000 children have been killed in Yemen since March 2015 – equivalent to four children each day – while many more child deaths and injuries are unrecorded,” the report noted, and adding: “Armed violence resulted in 529 civilian casualties in Yemen during the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest Civilian Impact Monitoring Project (CIMP) quarterly report.”

“These are a direct result of armed violence between July and September and include 170 civilian fatalities and 359 civilian injuries. The third quarter civilian casualties included 70 children and 41 women,” the report underlined. (ILKHA)