US EditionOver 1,100 Children Reported Killed or Injured in Escalating Middle East Conflict, UNICEF Warns
UNICEF calls the situation catastrophic, reporting over 1,100 children killed or injured since late February with disruptions to education and widespread displacement.
- United Nations Children's Fund on March 11 reported more than 1,100 children have been killed or injured since February 28 across the Middle East and warned of a catastrophic crisis.
- The conflict began on February 28 after US and Israel struck Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites, with Iran retaliating with missile and drone strikes.
- UNICEF said at least 200 children are reportedly killed in Iran, 91 in Lebanon, four in Israel, and one in Kuwait, with mounting evidence suggesting a February 28 strike on Minab's school killed an estimated 175 children.
- Unicef added 'Civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and water and sanitation systems – upon which children depend to survive – have been attacked, damaged, or destroyed by parties to the conflict', leaving millions of children out of school and hundreds of thousands displaced.
- A Wednesday letter from US Senate Democratic Caucus urged accountability, as Gordon Brown and UN Secretary-General António Guterres demanded a return to negotiations.
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Watchdog reveals 'catastrophic' number of kids killed or maimed since Iran war started
Since the United States and Israel launched an unprovoked war on Iran at the end of February, more than 1,100 youth have been killed or injured in related violence across the Middle East, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Wednesday, calling for a swift diplomatic resolution.“The situation is b...
A child's life in the Middle East is taken, or turned upside down, every five seconds by war. Many children and their families are left homeless and destitute. Children are still being killed in Gaza despite a ceasefire. In total, over twelve million children have been killed, injured or displaced in the Middle East in the past three years. According to figures from UNICEF, more than 1,100 children have been killed in war since 28 February. This…
Since the start of the war in the Middle East on February 28, 1,100 children have been killed or wounded, UNICEF said. Describing the situation for children in that region as a cadastre
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