UN takes Saudi coalition off Yemen list of child violators

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Monday it had removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child rights blacklist pending a joint review

Published on: Jun 8, 2016, 10:53:23 IST

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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Monday it had removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child rights blacklist pending a joint review by the world body and the coalition of the cases of child deaths and injuries. The UN report on children and armed conflict - released last Thursday - said the coalition was responsible for 60% of child deaths and injuries in Yemen last year, killing 510 and wounding 667, and half the attacks on schools and hospitals.

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