Children bear brunt of Yemen’s war

(IRIN) – Aid agencies in Yemen are warning of dire consequences for the country’s children if the conflict there does not stop soon. Not only are children being killed and injured by bomb strikes and gunfire, but malnutrition and diarrhea are on the rise due to limited access to food and clean water and in the south of the country there are reports of an outbreak of Dengue fever. Meanwhile, vaccination rates have plummeted because vaccines have spoiled in the absence of the electricity for their refrigeration and because it has been too dangerous for many families to take their children to clinics.

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