YEMEN / UNICEF RUSSEL VISIT
12-Dec-2022
00:02:27
More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed because of the conflict in Yemen, according to the United Nations Children's Fund – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. UNICEF
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STORY: YEMEN / UNICEF RUSSEL VISIT
TRT: 02:27
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 4 - 7 DECEMBER 2022, PLEASE SEE SHOTLIST FOR DETAILS
TRT: 02:27
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 4 - 7 DECEMBER 2022, PLEASE SEE SHOTLIST FOR DETAILS
SHOTLIST
7 DECEMBER 2022, AL-SABEEN HOSPITAL-SANA’A GOVERNORATE
1. Various shots, Russell welcomed by hospital staff, Russell checking on one of the children in the malnutrition treatment department
2. Various shots, mother holds child, child receiving medical care, malnutrition treatment department
4 DECEMBER 2022, ADEN, YEMEN
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“So, I'm in Aden in Yemen, and I'm visiting a rehabilitation and prosthetic center where UNICEF is helping children who have been impacted by the conflict here. We estimate that 11,000 children have been killed or maimed by explosives since the conflict escalated in 2015. I've seen children here, many of them who have been impacted by this. There's a young man named Mansour, who you see behind me, who was hit by a sniper several years ago. His leg was amputated at the knee. And now he has a prosthetic here. And he has to come back every few months, get it refitted, learn how to walk. No child should ever go through something like that. But we see it here, and we see the really important impact that UNICEF is having.”
4. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, Dr. Kefayah Al-jaze’ei walking toward the Neonatal Department, Al-Sadaqa Hospital
5. Close up, department signage (it reads, "Maternal and Newborn Health Care Project - Neonatal Department")
6. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, medical staff walking, pre-term baby sleeping in incubator, doctor performing checkup, doctor feeding the baby, Neonatal Department's wards
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“More needs to be done to protect children. All parties to the conflict must ensure that children are safeguarded. We cannot have situations like this where children are injured in the course of this war. It's devastating to them and it's devastating to the future of this country.”
5 DECEMBER 2022, ADEN, YEMEN
8. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, centre's staff members entering tent used as a playing ground for children, UNICEF-supported prosthetic centre
9. Various shots, Russell, UNICEF’s team, prosthetic limbs manufacturing workshop
10. Various shots, boy getting into physiotherapy room, boy hanging on the walking bars
1. Various shots, Russell welcomed by hospital staff, Russell checking on one of the children in the malnutrition treatment department
2. Various shots, mother holds child, child receiving medical care, malnutrition treatment department
4 DECEMBER 2022, ADEN, YEMEN
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“So, I'm in Aden in Yemen, and I'm visiting a rehabilitation and prosthetic center where UNICEF is helping children who have been impacted by the conflict here. We estimate that 11,000 children have been killed or maimed by explosives since the conflict escalated in 2015. I've seen children here, many of them who have been impacted by this. There's a young man named Mansour, who you see behind me, who was hit by a sniper several years ago. His leg was amputated at the knee. And now he has a prosthetic here. And he has to come back every few months, get it refitted, learn how to walk. No child should ever go through something like that. But we see it here, and we see the really important impact that UNICEF is having.”
4. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, Dr. Kefayah Al-jaze’ei walking toward the Neonatal Department, Al-Sadaqa Hospital
5. Close up, department signage (it reads, "Maternal and Newborn Health Care Project - Neonatal Department")
6. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, medical staff walking, pre-term baby sleeping in incubator, doctor performing checkup, doctor feeding the baby, Neonatal Department's wards
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“More needs to be done to protect children. All parties to the conflict must ensure that children are safeguarded. We cannot have situations like this where children are injured in the course of this war. It's devastating to them and it's devastating to the future of this country.”
5 DECEMBER 2022, ADEN, YEMEN
8. Various shots, UNICEF’s team, centre's staff members entering tent used as a playing ground for children, UNICEF-supported prosthetic centre
9. Various shots, Russell, UNICEF’s team, prosthetic limbs manufacturing workshop
10. Various shots, boy getting into physiotherapy room, boy hanging on the walking bars
STORYLINE
More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed because of the conflict in Yemen, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015.
As these are only UN-verified incidents, the true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher.
While the UN-brokered truce led to a significant reduction in the intensity of the conflict, a further 62 children have been killed or injured between the end of the truce at the start of October and the end of November.
At least 74 children were among the 164 people killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance between July and September 2022 alone.
Almost eight years since the escalation of the conflict, more than 23.4 million people, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian assistance and protection – almost three-quarters of the entire population.
An estimated 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished, including nearly 540,000 children under the age of five suffering from severe acute malnutrition and struggling to survive.
More than 17.8 million people, including 9.2 million children, lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. For years, the country’s health system has been extremely fragile: only 50 percent of health facilities are functional, leaving almost 22 million people – including around 10 million children - without adequate access to healthcare.
Immunization coverage has stagnated nationally, with 28 percent of children under 1 year of age missing routine vaccinations.
Coupled with the lack of access to safe water, this puts children at extreme risk amid regular outbreaks of cholera, measles, diphtheria, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
At the same time, Yemen is facing a severe education crisis, leading to tremendous long-term consequences for children. Two million children are out of school, and this number could rise to 6 million children having their education disrupted as at least one out of four schools in Yemen are destroyed or partially damaged.
If the children of Yemen are to have any chance of a decent future, then the parties to the conflict, the international community, and all those with influence must ensure they are protected and supported, said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, who launched UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal from Yemen last week.
“That includes children like Mansour, who I met at a UNICEF-supported rehabilitation and prosthetics centre. His leg was amputated at the knee after he was shot by a sniper. No child should suffer that. The urgent renewal of the truce would be a positive first step that would allow critical humanitarian access. Ultimately, only a sustained peace will allow families to rebuild their shattered lives and begin to plan for the future.”
UNICEF urgently requires US$484.4 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen in 2023.
Lack of predictable funding for urgent interventions challenges the continuity of key services, putting children’s lives and well-being at risk.
These are figures that the United Nations has been able to verify. The actual numbers are likely to be much higher. Between March 2015 and 30 September 2022: 11,019 children have been either killed or maimed; 3,774 children killed (2,742 boys; 983 girls; 49 unknown); 7,245 children injured (5,299 boys; 1,946 girls); 3,995 (3,904 boys recruited into the fighting, and 91 girls are participating on the events or on the checkpoints); 672 attacks and military use of educational facilities; 228 attacks and military use of health facilities; 445 children (all boys) detained; 152 children abducted (140 boys and 12 girls); 47 children exposed to conflict-related sexual violence (29 boys and 18 girls).
As these are only UN-verified incidents, the true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher.
While the UN-brokered truce led to a significant reduction in the intensity of the conflict, a further 62 children have been killed or injured between the end of the truce at the start of October and the end of November.
At least 74 children were among the 164 people killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance between July and September 2022 alone.
Almost eight years since the escalation of the conflict, more than 23.4 million people, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian assistance and protection – almost three-quarters of the entire population.
An estimated 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished, including nearly 540,000 children under the age of five suffering from severe acute malnutrition and struggling to survive.
More than 17.8 million people, including 9.2 million children, lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. For years, the country’s health system has been extremely fragile: only 50 percent of health facilities are functional, leaving almost 22 million people – including around 10 million children - without adequate access to healthcare.
Immunization coverage has stagnated nationally, with 28 percent of children under 1 year of age missing routine vaccinations.
Coupled with the lack of access to safe water, this puts children at extreme risk amid regular outbreaks of cholera, measles, diphtheria, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
At the same time, Yemen is facing a severe education crisis, leading to tremendous long-term consequences for children. Two million children are out of school, and this number could rise to 6 million children having their education disrupted as at least one out of four schools in Yemen are destroyed or partially damaged.
If the children of Yemen are to have any chance of a decent future, then the parties to the conflict, the international community, and all those with influence must ensure they are protected and supported, said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, who launched UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal from Yemen last week.
“That includes children like Mansour, who I met at a UNICEF-supported rehabilitation and prosthetics centre. His leg was amputated at the knee after he was shot by a sniper. No child should suffer that. The urgent renewal of the truce would be a positive first step that would allow critical humanitarian access. Ultimately, only a sustained peace will allow families to rebuild their shattered lives and begin to plan for the future.”
UNICEF urgently requires US$484.4 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen in 2023.
Lack of predictable funding for urgent interventions challenges the continuity of key services, putting children’s lives and well-being at risk.
These are figures that the United Nations has been able to verify. The actual numbers are likely to be much higher. Between March 2015 and 30 September 2022: 11,019 children have been either killed or maimed; 3,774 children killed (2,742 boys; 983 girls; 49 unknown); 7,245 children injured (5,299 boys; 1,946 girls); 3,995 (3,904 boys recruited into the fighting, and 91 girls are participating on the events or on the checkpoints); 672 attacks and military use of educational facilities; 228 attacks and military use of health facilities; 445 children (all boys) detained; 152 children abducted (140 boys and 12 girls); 47 children exposed to conflict-related sexual violence (29 boys and 18 girls).
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