Yemen children enlisted to fight the Sa'ada war apparenty are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disoder. Story here.

The ICRC has issued a statement on urgent situation of civilians impacted by the Sa'ada war in Northern Yemen that began in January:

One of the major consequences of the confrontations in the North has been the large number of persons driven from their homes in order to flee the fighting. Approximately 3,500 to 5,000 families (ed-about 8 persons per family) are staying either in Sa'ada city and its surroundings or in areas to the North close to the Saudi border. Others have taken the difficult decision to stay in their villages in order to safeguard their homes and property and are left fearing for their lives....Access to medical care has also been disturbed due to the confrontations. Medical personnel fearing for their lives were not able to reach health centres in areas where the fighting took place. In addition, exposure to wind, rain and heat further complicates the precarious living conditions of the displaced people, both for those staying with host families and for those grouped in different locations where they stay in tents provided by the ICRC/YRCS teams.

Access to food is becoming a problem in areas where movement is restricted as a result of the fighting....The ICRC, through its dialogue with the parties on both sides, underlined its concern about civilians affected by the fighting, in particular by looting of their personal belongings, restrictions on movement and difficult access to medical services.

Current estimates are nearing 100,000 internal refugees, mostly women and children, with (as noted above) no food, shelter or medical facilities.

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