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Thousands of children out of school as classrooms shelled in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Thousands of children out of school as classrooms shelled in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Feb 08, 2017, at 05:50 am

New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week's surge in fighting, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have strongly condemned the indiscriminate shelling of schools, and called for all sides to immediately recommit to the ceasefire signed in Minsk in August 2015.

Yemen: UN says shelling in Taiz leaves dozens of civilian casualties

Yemen: UN says shelling in Taiz leaves dozens of civilian casualties

Oct 05, 2016, at 02:04 pm

New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is reporting that casualties continue to mount in war-torn Yemen, including after an incident yesterday evening in the central city of Taiz, where artillery fire on a busy street next to a market in Bir Basha, Al Mudhaffar district, left six children dead, six wounded and more than a dozen other casualties.

Yemen's civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports

Yemen's civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports

Jan 06, 2016, at 02:13 pm

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Civilians are suffering a "terrible toll" in the fighting tearing Yemen apart, with casualties now topping 8,100, nearly 2,800 of them killed, amid Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, shelling by Houthi groups and other clashes, the United Nations reported on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: UN condemns alleged shelling by national army which killed 9 civilians

Afghanistan: UN condemns alleged shelling by national army which killed 9 civilians

Dec 07, 2015, at 01:48 pm

New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the recent killings of nine civilians when an explosive ordinance was fired into the village of Shahi Khil in Wardak on 4 December, allegedly by Afghan forces.