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Children of Yemen the forgotten tragedy

Children of Yemen the forgotten tragedy Civil wars are a disaster by all standards. This is the case in Yemen, in which there are many parties to the internal and external war. The longer it continues, the more complex it becomes, and the more difficult it becomes to extinguish and end its flames. Its catastrophic repercussions touched every home, affecting vulnerable groups such as women and children. The war, which has been going on for more than 7 years, ravages the present of Yemen, destroying the land and the people. And if infrastructure repair is relatively easy if funds and technical capabilities are available, rebuilding and rehabilitating people is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for today’s generation of children who have been deprived of educational opportunities, and opportunities to live normally in a safe and stable environment that helps children’s normal development according to Their age groups, as each age group has needs that the family and educational and care institutions should take into account. The children of Yemen have no future In one way or another, we can say that this brutal, unjust war has not only affected the present, but it is undermining the future by targeting children, and what can we expect from a child who did not have the opportunity to go to school, lived with his family in fear or moved from one area to another in the camps for the displaced in search of About the safety that is often not available because the militias that attacked the state and state institutions do not respect the rules of engagement during the war and target civilian objects such as schools, hospitals, mosques, residential complexes, and even displacement camps? Last November 20, the world celebrated the International Children’s Day, which coincides with the 28th anniversary of Yemen’s ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the picture seemed painful and horrifying by displaying children’s bones protruding due to hunger, and to tell us that Yemen is the worst Arab country in terms of human rights children, and even worse in the world. Perhaps the world wants to hear and see this picture, but we Yemenis do not need that because we live it every day. 522 children were killed or injured during this war, and I am certain that the number is much greater than that if accurate and comprehensive monitoring, registration and recording mechanisms are available, which take into account those who have been subjected to domestic violence, violence in the street or violence in various institutions of society, because this number, if we assume its validity, does not It reflects only those who were directly monitored and recorded or reported killed or injured, but what if we take into account those who died of starvation due to acute malnutrition and starvation that prompted some families to feed their children with leaves, the number may have multiplied several times? In the same context, we should not forget the children who were dragged into the war in flagrant violation of national and international laws, and others who were sniped in the streets while playing or attending to their families’ needs, such as fetching water, cooking gas, or medicine, or who were victims of landmines that were used in a similar manner. It is one of the internationally prohibited weapons, and civilians, most of whom are children, are most affected by it. Children of Yemen are taking part in the war Many children were killed and wounded in the front lines of fire, regardless of their age, small size, and their inability to deal with the tools of war or psychologically withstand them. Some of them joined the fronts to receive wrong mobilization and training courses that this is a testimony and a way to heaven, and most of them were pushed by poverty, poverty and the need to accept these dangerous adventures that do not agree with his age and his physical, mental and psychological capabilities. We do not know much about child soldiers except by celebrating their bodies while they are imprisoned in their small coffins crowned with flowers and covered in green colors, the symbol of “martyrdom and the way to heaven,” according to the doctrine of the Houthi group that has upended the political track in Yemen and has so far rejected all peace initiatives. During the war, the legitimate government and the coalition captured large numbers of children, and they were given limited rehabilitation and then returned to their families through the International Red Cross. There are no follow-up reports and evaluation reports on these children and whether they were returned to schools, and subjected to psychological rehabilitation courses to remove the deep wounds and deformities inflicted on themselves by the cruelty of war, and whether their families were helped to provide them with the minimum necessary living needs so that they do not have to agree To push their children into the furnace of war fraught with dangers, and if they have survived and passed through it the first time, the chances of survival may not be available to them again. It is worth noting that not all families agreed to involve their sons in hostilities, but they were taken by force. Families would rather die of starvation than barter providing them with a source of income for the heads of their sons. The recruitment of children under the age of fifteen is prohibited under international humanitarian law. It is also classified by the International Criminal Court as a war crime with no statute of limitations, and its perpetrators can be held accountable when war has ended and peace has spread and people turned to restore their rights and redress their grievances, either through national mechanisms whenever there is efficiency and integrity, or through international mechanisms. Unfortunately, this is the bitter reality. In light of the war, the stagnation of the economy, the high level of unemployment and the lack of opportunities for a decent life, engaging in hostilities with the militias has become the only way to provide income for its members, and this income does not exceed at best $50. Violations and shocking numbers In addition to the aforementioned violation of the right to life of children, the latest report issued by the United Nations Children’s Fund “UNICEF” reviews shocking numbers on the situation of children in Yemen, as it refers to 1.71 million displaced children, 400,000 suffering from acute malnutrition, and two million out-of-school children . All these violations and more occur with the lack of necessary means and protection mechanisms for children. The role of the Supreme Council for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, which is a governmental body affiliated with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, is absent, and civil society organizations that were making some efforts are intangible because they suffer from a lack of funding and human capabilities. and technical and logistical capabilities, and the International Organization for Children “UNICEF” is trying to provide the maximum it can to protect children, but as the saying goes, “the breach expanded on the patch.” constant in needs. We have only conveyed a small part of the horrific and bleak picture of the war that affected all segments of society and children in particular, which is becoming increasingly bleak with the inability of the social elites and their political forces to provide a just and comprehensive solution acceptable to all that addresses the roots of the crisis and the causes that led to it, and does not allow the recurrence of cycles of violence and conflict. To save the country and its future.(famous mermaid)

Children of Yemen the forgotten tragedy


Civil wars are a disaster by all standards. This is the case in Yemen, in which there are many parties to the internal and external war. The longer it continues, the more complex it becomes, and the more difficult it becomes to extinguish and end its flames. Its catastrophic repercussions touched every home, affecting vulnerable groups such as women and children.

The war, which has been going on for more than 7 years, ravages the present of Yemen, destroying the land and the people. And if infrastructure repair is relatively easy if funds and technical capabilities are available, rebuilding and rehabilitating people is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for today’s generation of children who have been deprived of educational opportunities, and opportunities to live normally in a safe and stable environment that helps children’s normal development according to Their age groups, as each age group has needs that the family and educational and care institutions should take into account.

The children of Yemen have no future
In one way or another, we can say that this brutal, unjust war has not only affected the present, but it is undermining the future by targeting children, and what can we expect from a child who did not have the opportunity to go to school, lived with his family in fear or moved from one area to another in the camps for the displaced in search of About the safety that is often not available because the militias that attacked the state and state institutions do not respect the rules of engagement during the war and target civilian objects such as schools, hospitals, mosques, residential complexes, and even displacement camps?

Last November 20, the world celebrated the International Children’s Day, which coincides with the 28th anniversary of Yemen’s ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the picture seemed painful and horrifying by displaying children’s bones protruding due to hunger, and to tell us that Yemen is the worst Arab country in terms of human rights children, and even worse in the world. Perhaps the world wants to hear and see this picture, but we Yemenis do not need that because we live it every day.


522 children were killed or injured during this war, and I am certain that the number is much greater than that if accurate and comprehensive monitoring, registration and recording mechanisms are available, which take into account those who have been subjected to domestic violence, violence in the street or violence in various institutions of society, because this number, if we assume its validity, does not It reflects only those who were directly monitored and recorded or reported killed or injured, but what if we take into account those who died of starvation due to acute malnutrition and starvation that prompted some families to feed their children with leaves, the number may have multiplied several times? In the same context, we should not forget the children who were dragged into the war in flagrant violation of national and international laws, and others who were sniped in the streets while playing or attending to their families’ needs, such as fetching water, cooking gas, or medicine, or who were victims of landmines that were used in a similar manner. It is one of the internationally prohibited weapons, and civilians, most of whom are children, are most affected by it.

Children of Yemen are taking part in the war
Many children were killed and wounded in the front lines of fire, regardless of their age, small size, and their inability to deal with the tools of war or psychologically withstand them. Some of them joined the fronts to receive wrong mobilization and training courses that this is a testimony and a way to heaven, and most of them were pushed by poverty, poverty and the need to accept these dangerous adventures that do not agree with his age and his physical, mental and psychological capabilities. We do not know much about child soldiers except by celebrating their bodies while they are imprisoned in their small coffins crowned with flowers and covered in green colors, the symbol of “martyrdom and the way to heaven,” according to the doctrine of the Houthi group that has upended the political track in Yemen and has so far rejected all peace initiatives.

During the war, the legitimate government and the coalition captured large numbers of children, and they were given limited rehabilitation and then returned to their families through the International Red Cross.

There are no follow-up reports and evaluation reports on these children and whether they were returned to schools, and subjected to psychological rehabilitation courses to remove the deep wounds and deformities inflicted on themselves by the cruelty of war, and whether their families were helped to provide them with the minimum necessary living needs so that they do not have to agree To push their children into the furnace of war fraught with dangers, and if they have survived and passed through it the first time, the chances of survival may not be available to them again.

It is worth noting that not all families agreed to involve their sons in hostilities, but they were taken by force. Families would rather die of starvation than barter providing them with a source of income for the heads of their sons.

The recruitment of children under the age of fifteen is prohibited under international humanitarian law. It is also classified by the International Criminal Court as a war crime with no statute of limitations, and its perpetrators can be held accountable when war has ended and peace has spread and people turned to restore their rights and redress their grievances, either through national mechanisms whenever there is efficiency and integrity, or through international mechanisms.

Unfortunately, this is the bitter reality. In light of the war, the stagnation of the economy, the high level of unemployment and the lack of opportunities for a decent life, engaging in hostilities with the militias has become the only way to provide income for its members, and this income does not exceed at best $50.

Violations and shocking numbers
In addition to the aforementioned violation of the right to life of children, the latest report issued by the United Nations Children’s Fund “UNICEF” reviews shocking numbers on the situation of children in Yemen, as it refers to 1.71 million displaced children, 400,000 suffering from acute malnutrition, and two million out-of-school children .

All these violations and more occur with the lack of necessary means and protection mechanisms for children. The role of the Supreme Council for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, which is a governmental body affiliated with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, is absent, and civil society organizations that were making some efforts are intangible because they suffer from a lack of funding and human capabilities. and technical and logistical capabilities, and the International Organization for Children “UNICEF” is trying to provide the maximum it can to protect children, but as the saying goes, “the breach expanded on the patch.” constant in needs.

We have only conveyed a small part of the horrific and bleak picture of the war that affected all segments of society and children in particular, which is becoming increasingly bleak with the inability of the social elites and their political forces to provide a just and comprehensive solution acceptable to all that addresses the roots of the crisis and the causes that led to it, and does not allow the recurrence of cycles of violence and conflict. To save the country and its future.(famous mermaid)
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