News - Yemen: 21 citizens were killed and injured as a result of the explosion of bombs left by the US-Saudi aggression coalition during November.

The National Committee for Mine Action and War Remnants confirmed the martyrdom of 5 citizens and the injury of 16 others, adding that the majority of the injured are children.

The National Committee for Mine Action further stated that during the suspension period of the National Mine Center (from July to November) due to the cessation of UN support, 33 were killed and 78 others were wounded. Among the martyrs, 17 were children, in addition to 30 children being injured during the same period.

The National Committee for Mine Action condemned the continued suspension of funding for the activities of the Executive Mine Action Center for the fifth consecutive month by the United Nations, despite the availability of funding in the Yemen Humanitarian Fund.

It emphasized that the continued suspension of mine-related operations in Yemen cannot be delayed, as it contributes to increasing the number of victims due to pollution and the spread of contamination in Yemen.

It clarified that it is working on effective and practical solutions by the United Nations, especially in terms of reducing casualties due to war remnants, which affect large segments of the Yemeni people and hinder the return of displaced persons under difficult living conditions, especially with the reduction of humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable individuals in Yemen.

Cluster bombs, mines, explosive objects and shells dropped by the US-Saudi aggression coalition are widespread in various governorates, and their victims are dozens, most of them children.

Earlier, the Ministry of Human Rights and the Executive Center for Mine Action have released a documentary report titled "Cluster Bombs and Remnants of Aggression: War Crimes and Mass Destruction."

Ali Safra, the Executive Director of the Mine Action Center, explained that the US-Saudi aggression's aircraft had launched over 2,932 cluster bombs in the past nine years.

Safra stated that the total number of victims of cluster bombs since the beginning of the aggression has reached 9,000, with a majority being women and children.

He noted that the coalition's aircraft utilized more than 3,187,630 cluster munitions from the United States, Britain, Pakistan, and Brazil, which were dispersed across most governorates of Yemen.

Safra pointed out that the center documented the devastating effects of the indiscriminate and excessive use of these lethal weapons in 119 districts across 19 governorates. He emphasized that the coalition intentionally targeted residential communities, valleys, and flood paths with the aim of spreading them throughout various regions, particularly agricultural lands.

Numerous regions in Yemen's governorates have been subjected to bombardment by the US-Saudi aggression using cluster bombs. Many of these internationally prohibited munitions still lie scattered among farms and roads, resulting in dozens of victims.

The toll of cluster bomb victims has surpassed 25,000 civilians since the onset of the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen.

Landmines and remnants of aggression forces that were planted during their occupation continue to pose threats to residents in various district areas, particularly farms and roads.

According to official statistics, nine governorates in Yemen have witnessed 2,500 cluster bomb raids, including destructive, phosphorous, and piercing bombs, with notable mentions being US CBU-87 bombs, British BL755 bombs, and Brazilian ASTROS II bombs.