Yemen

The Children of God

October 24, 2018

Half of Yemeni population survives on foreign aid – UN

Starving Yemeni girl from shocking NYT photo dies as bombing & blockade continues

Nov 2, 2018

Amal Hussain, who died at age 7. “My heart is broken,” her mother said.

Amal Hussain, 7, put a human face on Yemen’s man-made crisis. I’m sorry to say that she has died. “My heart is broken,” her mother told us.

In One Year, MSNBC Covered Stormy Daniels 455 Times, War in Yemen 0

Yemen has 11.3 million children in need as the war rages on

A young boy looks at what is left of a town in Yemen

The latest available figure from the UN for the death toll from the war was in 2016, when it stood at more than 10,000. Between 2015 and 2018, 2,575 children have been killed and over 4,000 injured, according to UNICEF.

A child receives treatment for his injuries after getting caught up in the violence

For Ghazi, and many more children suffering, they hope they can look forward to peace and a future in Yemen.

White House 'strongly opposes' halting support of bloody Saudi-led campaign in Yemen – US official

Boys walk amid ruins of houses Saada, Yemen. November 2018. © Naif Rahma / Reuters

People search in the rubble of a house destroyed by an air strike in Amran, Yemen. June 2018. © Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

22 Aug, 2018

5 reasons the nightmarish war in Yemen should never be forgotten (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Mass funeral for children killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Yemen © AFP

The official count has been frozen at 10,000 for two years, but estimates put the number at up to 50,000 – and that’s counting only those killed in the fighting.

Among the latest cases, are the deaths of at least 40 children, killed by an airstrike on a bus in a Yemeni market. The coalition said the bombing was “legitimate”.