Infants in War-torn Yemen Dying at Alarmingly High Rate

 VOA
  • Lisa Schlein

A premature baby lies in an incubator at the child care unit of a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen January 16, 2018.

A premature baby lies in an incubator at the child care unit of a hospital in Sana’a, Yemen January 16, 2018.

A report by the U.N. children’s fund finds babies born in war-torn Yemen are dying at an alarmingly high rate because of the collapsing health system, lack of food and clean water.

The U.N. children’s fund reports more than three million children have been born in Yemen since the country’s civil war escalated in March 2015. The agency’s report, called “Born into War”, describes the violent, hopeless situation of displacement, disease, poverty and hunger into which these children are born. Tiếp tục đọc “Infants in War-torn Yemen Dying at Alarmingly High Rate”

Report: Cluster Munitions in Syria, Yemen Increase Civilian Casualties

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August 31, 2017 1:25 PM
  • Lisa Schlein

Civil defense members prepare to safely detonate cluster bombs in the rebel-held area in Deraa, Syria, July 26, 2017.

Civil defense members prepare to safely detonate cluster bombs in the rebel-held area in Deraa, Syria, July 26, 2017.

A report released ahead of next week’s U.N. conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions has condemned the continued use of cluster munitions by Syria and Yemen. They are the only two countries that still use the bombs, which are banned under international law. Tiếp tục đọc “Report: Cluster Munitions in Syria, Yemen Increase Civilian Casualties”