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聽14-year-old Isaac* is聽recovering after being shot by a sniper while playing football, in Yemen.聽黄色视频provided Isaac with psychological support and assistance to his family. Credit line: Albaraa Mansoor/Save the Children聽

Yemen: Seven Years into Conflict, 60% of Children Know Someone Who Has Been Injured

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (March 24, 2022) 鈥聽聽Up to 60% of children in Yemen know someone who has been injured in the country鈥檚 seven-year conflict, with one-quarter of children saying a family member had been hurt, according to a new report聽No Place is Safe聽released today by Save the Children.聽

As Yemen marks its seventh year of conflict, the report - which included a survey of 400 children from eight of Yemen鈥檚 21 governates - is a stark reminder that children and families are paying the heaviest price for this brutal war.聽聽

The research also revealed that nearly 80% of children were constantly worried about their safety and that of family and friends, with a majority saying it took them a long time to process any kind of shock or stress. In addition, over 70% of the children reported having their school attacked at least once, and nearly half reported that their local health facility had been attacked during the way.聽

Isaac* is a 14-year-old boy from south west Yemen who was shot by a sniper while playing football at school. Isaac said:聽

鈥淚 assumed the sniper would spare me when he saw I was only picking up the ball. He doesn鈥檛 usually shoot at us, he rarely does, but he did this time. He shot my leg.鈥

鈥淚ncidents like this make me and my friends feel unsafe at school. It鈥檚 not only the snipers but the airstrikes and bombardment as well. The school is definitely not safe anymore.鈥

Rama Hansraj, Save the Children鈥檚 Country Director in Yemen, said:聽

鈥淔or the past seven years, we鈥檝e seen how an unforgiving man-made conflict has left children paying a price that extends beyond hunger and illness. Children have been attacked while playing football, behind their desks in schools, on their beds in hospitals, at their homes, and in the marketplace. They are being killed by the thousands, maimed, displaced, and traumatized to the extent most of them now live with constant fear and anxiety.

鈥淚n a place where schoolyards are in the firing line of snipers, and playgrounds are turned into graveyards, children are slowly withdrawing from the public sphere and are unable to play outside and interact with their peers. This is undermining their ability to develop their personalities and is cutting them off from the primary mechanism to cope with stress. This is simply no place for a child to be, and perhaps not even for an adult.鈥

鈥淭his protracted fighting in Yemen is turning the country to a hell on earth for children, and what makes it even worse is the fact that for the past seven years, the world has chosen to turn a blind eye and look the other way. This must change, and the international community must come together and put an end to this unnecessary suffering, once and for all.鈥澛

The new report by 黄色视频explores the impact of seven years of conflict on children, and reveals that families are losing resilience, with around half of children across the country are struggling to process their mental distress.聽

黄色视频has been working in Yemen since 1963, implementing programs in education, child protection, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, and emergency response across most of the country.聽

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