GENEVA: Nineteen civilians have been killed, mostly by landmines or improvised explosive devices or unexploded ordnance, during the recently renewed two-month ceasefire in Yemen, the United Nations said on Friday.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the toll recorded between April 2 and June 1 “underscores the danger to civilians from these devices, which are often prolonged, causing death or serious injury”.
“Children are especially at risk,” UNHCR spokesperson lizu Thrusle “Three children are reported to have been killed and 12 others injured,” it said in a statement.
The two-month ceasefire announced at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was largely held up, though the internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels traded blame on violations.
The two sides have been locked in conflict since 2014, when the Houthi marched from their northern stronghold to capture the capital, Sanaa.
The Saudi-led coalition intervened in the government’s favor the following year, triggering what the United Nations called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
During the ceasefire, which was welcomed by the UNHCR, three civilians, including a woman, were shot dead in four separate incidents near front lines in government-controlled areas, the agency said.
It said two civilians, including a boy, were seriously injured in government-held areas near the front line in Ed-Dali. taizu province
Its regional office in Yemen also reported two other cases of drone fire that injured four civilians, including a girl, in areas controlled by government forces and not far from the frontline.
“We urge parties to make serious efforts to ensure that the streets in the city of Ta’ez are reopened,” Throsel said.
A UNHCR spokesman described the humanitarian situation as “serious” in the country’s third largest city, Taez, which has been besieged by the Houthis since 2015.
She warned of reports that “the parties to the conflict may regroup in the event of a resumption of military operations” and called on them to “observe the terms of the ceasefire in good faith”.
The truce was renewed on Thursday on the day it was scheduled to end.
us President Joe Biden Praising the ceasefire extension, he said: “It is important that we work from here to make it permanent.”
The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions on the brink of famine.
More than four million people have been displaced, and this year 19 million stand to starve, Stephen DujarricUN chief spokesman Antonio Guterressaid on Wednesday.
This includes “more than 160,000 people who will face famine-like conditions”, he said.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the toll recorded between April 2 and June 1 “underscores the danger to civilians from these devices, which are often prolonged, causing death or serious injury”.
“Children are especially at risk,” UNHCR spokesperson lizu Thrusle “Three children are reported to have been killed and 12 others injured,” it said in a statement.
The two-month ceasefire announced at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was largely held up, though the internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels traded blame on violations.
The two sides have been locked in conflict since 2014, when the Houthi marched from their northern stronghold to capture the capital, Sanaa.
The Saudi-led coalition intervened in the government’s favor the following year, triggering what the United Nations called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
During the ceasefire, which was welcomed by the UNHCR, three civilians, including a woman, were shot dead in four separate incidents near front lines in government-controlled areas, the agency said.
It said two civilians, including a boy, were seriously injured in government-held areas near the front line in Ed-Dali. taizu province
Its regional office in Yemen also reported two other cases of drone fire that injured four civilians, including a girl, in areas controlled by government forces and not far from the frontline.
“We urge parties to make serious efforts to ensure that the streets in the city of Ta’ez are reopened,” Throsel said.
A UNHCR spokesman described the humanitarian situation as “serious” in the country’s third largest city, Taez, which has been besieged by the Houthis since 2015.
She warned of reports that “the parties to the conflict may regroup in the event of a resumption of military operations” and called on them to “observe the terms of the ceasefire in good faith”.
The truce was renewed on Thursday on the day it was scheduled to end.
us President Joe Biden Praising the ceasefire extension, he said: “It is important that we work from here to make it permanent.”
The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions on the brink of famine.
More than four million people have been displaced, and this year 19 million stand to starve, Stephen DujarricUN chief spokesman Antonio Guterressaid on Wednesday.
This includes “more than 160,000 people who will face famine-like conditions”, he said.