More than 800 children as young as age 11 were recruited to Yemen's conflict in 2017 alone, the UN said Tuesday (July 10th).
The latest report of the special representative of the UN Secretary General for children and armed conflict verified 842 boys had been recruited by various parties in Yemen, AFP reported.
Seventy-six children have been documented as used in active combat.
The rest were recruited to "guard checkpoints and government buildings, for patrolling, fetching water and bringing food and equipment to military positions", according to a statement released by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The UN also verified the killing and maiming of 1,316 children last year alone, half in airstrikes.
