CAIRO (AP) — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and the internationally recognized government, a child relief agency said Tuesday. More than 2,300 children were killed between 2018 and 2020, Save the Children said in a new study. Children continue to be killed and injured on a near-daily basis,” said the organization’s country director, Xavier Joubert. The group said its funds for aid to children in Yemen has dropped by more than 40 percent compared to last year. Earlier this month, the US envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, urged the Houthis to accept his cease-fire proposal.

Source: Egypt Independent March 23, 2021 09:56 UTC