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UNICEF: At Least 62 Children Killed in Yemen in Past Week

At least 62 children have been killed and 30 injured in Yemen during fighting over the past week, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said Tuesday.

"Children are in desperate need of protection, and all parties to the conflict should do all in their power to keep children safe," said UNICEF's representative for Yemen, Julien Harneis.

Source: Agence France Presse


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