The New York Times has published an extensive account of the youngest victims of Israel’s most recent 11-day offensive, in which the Israeli forces frequently targeted residential areas of Gaza, known as the world’s largest [ More … ]
After five years of conflict, the crisis in Yemen has reached an unprecedented level whereby children are battling life and death. UNICEF has declared a state of emergency for Yemeni children who are facing starvation [ More … ]
The Human Rights Watch has most recently called for urgently ending detention and torture of children, especially in light of the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, with the risk of its spread among prisoners. [ More … ]
Almost two million children in war-torn Yemen are out of school, which means they face increased risks including various forms of life-threatening exploitation. Almost two million children in war-torn Yemen are reportedly out of school, [ More … ]
Most of those killed in the attack were children, a spokesperson for the rebel-controlled health ministry said. Air raids by a Saudi-UAE led coalition in a residential area in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, have killed [ More … ]
Bombing comes as Houthis overrun pro-government fighters trying to kick rebels out in battle that besieged thousands Air strikes have killed at least 22 civilians, including women and children, as residents in a northern Yemen [ More … ]
Eight children have died in Rukban camp this month, as families blame terrible living conditions and lack of humanitarian aid for their deaths Clutching her young baby to her chest to warm her up during [ More … ]
Aid Group “Save the Children” says that some 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of severe acute malnutrition since Yemen’s civil war [ More … ]
Egyptian Children face shocking violations including torture and enforced disappearance The Egyptian authorities have committed shocking violations against children since 2013, with at least six tortured in custody and 12 subjected to enforced disappearances since [ More … ]
Weapon that hit bus was 500-pound laser-guided MK 82 bomb made by US defense contractor Lockheed Martin, CNN reports The bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition in an attack on a school bus that killed [ More … ]
Tamimi family makes footage public to show tactics used by Israeli authorities to elicit confession from the teenager The family of Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who garnered international attention after being detained and sentenced [ More … ]
Saudi-led airstrike has killed civilians, including women and children, in capital, Sanaa. At least 14 people, including women and children, have been killed in an airstrike on Friday in a residential neighbourhood of Yemen’s capital [ More … ]
An Iraqi Shia militia has allegedly established a large military camp near Kirkuk, dedicated to training children ‘to take up arms’. Iraqi Shia militias are allegedly training teenagers to fight with a large camp uncovered [ More … ]
Nearly 40,000 Syrian children caught in the line of fire in Raqqa battle An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city. Tags: [ More … ]
The poorest Arab nation is facing one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with aid agencies struggling to reach those in need. More than 17 million people are on the brink of famine in war-torn [ More … ]
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