Houthis depriving 30,000 Yemeni children of school

Amira al-Sharif

The Iran-backed Houthi militia continues to commit crimes against the children of Yemen, who cannot get their rights under the ongoing war in their country.

Save the Children International accused the Houthis recently of making the education problem in Yemen worse by depriving more than 30,000 Yemeni children of going to school, especially in Yemeni capital Sana’a and the southwestern city of Taizz.

The organization accused the Houthis in a statement of involvement in terrorist attacks on schools. Most of the attacks, it said, took place in Taizz.

It noted that four schools were attacked in the city, leaving 11 civilians, including four children dead.

Save the Children International also accused the Houthis of attacking a school in Sana’a.

The organization added that growing violence in Taizz had left more than 50 children dead and injured between January and March this year.

It said attacks on schools in this period were almost double the number of attacks staged on schools during the third quarter of 2020.

Save the Children International revealed that over 2 million Yemeni children are outside the educational system, even as they are at the school age.

It added that over 2,500 educational facilities had been destroyed throughout Yemen because of the ongoing war in the Arab country.

The organization warned against the effect these developments would have on the education of Yemen’s children.

It even warned that these developments pose threats to the lives of the children.