YEMEN: UN VERIFIES NEARLY 1, 500 BOYS RECRUITED FOR USE IN ARMED CONFLICT

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Children sitting in front of a school that was badly damaged in the conflict in Yemen. Photo: UNICEF/Abu Monassar

YEMEN: UN VERIFIES NEARLY 1,500 BOYS RECRUITED FOR USE IN ARMED CONFLICT

The United Nations human rights office today urged all warring parties in Yemen to immediately release child soldiers, noting that the UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between 26 March 2015 and 31 January 2017. Read more

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