(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 02 – In Yemen 38 children were killed or injured in the last week of the UN-mediated truce, the highest number of minors affected in seven days since the beginning of 2020: Save the denounces today Children.
“The increase in armed violence in the last month of the lull in Yemen has resulted in 232 civilian casualties, including 57 children.
The last week of July was the bloodiest in recent years with over 65 civilians dead or injured, of which 38 are children “, the organization specified in a statement.
For Save the Children “the truce, which expires today, has represented a particularly positive change for children in Yemen since its inception in April, with a 53% drop in civilians affected compared to the four months prior to its entry. in force. In the same period, the number of children injured or killed decreased by 30% to 120 “.
However, as its end approaches, “the number of civilians reported affected in July increased by 52%. The children of Yemen deserve determined and serious efforts to ensure a complete cessation of violence, the reopening of roads in Taiz and the possibility of complete, safe and unhindered humanitarian access for all Yemenis throughout the country “, is the organization’s invitation. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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