7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013: United Nations | World News, The Indian Express

7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013: United Nations | World News, The Indian Express

By Deutsche Welle |Updated: June 29, 2019 5:10:12 pm

7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013: United Nations

The suffering of children caught up in the Yemen conflict has become "simply appalling," according to a UN report. It says thousands of kids have been killed, recruited as soldiers and subjected to devastating violence.

The UN warned that millions of Yemenis are on the brink of famine — more than 8 million children do not have sufficient access to water, while 2 million are severely malnourished. (AP Photo)

More than 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past 5 1/2 years, the UN said in a report published Friday.