The number of civilian deaths in Yemen since the Houthi coup against constitutional legitimacy on the 21st of September 2014 and the end of October this year 2019 reached 15,420 civilians, while the number of injured was 22,916 injured, and the Yemeni government valued the interest of the United Nations body in the situation In Yemen, and its determined efforts to assist the Yemeni people in the face of the humanitarian crisis resulting from the coup of armed Houthi militias.

In detail, a report issued by the Yemeni Alliance for Monitoring Human Rights Violations "Monitoring Alliance" revealed the killing of 15,420 Yemeni civilians and the injury of 22,916 others since the Houthi militia coup against the legitimate government, where the publication of the report came in conjunction with the 71st anniversary of the International Day for Human Rights , Which falls on December 10 each year.

The report indicated that there are 4,272 kidnapped civilians and 6,352 children recruited so far, and the mines laid by the Houthi militias in a number of governorates have killed about 1,300 civilians, and these violations are a flagrant violation by the militias of human rights law and international humanitarian law charters.

"The monitoring coalition" said in its statement: "The world celebrates this occasion this year, and our country is witnessing for the fifth year in a row the tragic conditions of the human rights situation, as a result of the war in most of the Yemeni lands, as a result of the Houthi militia's coup against the state.

The "Monitoring Alliance" called on the international community to intervene effectively to put an end to these violations, to play its role regarding grave violations of human rights in Yemen in a neutral and independent manner, and to take measures to deter and reduce the perpetrators of those crimes.

The Houthi Militia Watch coalition also called for the immediate cessation of all violations against civilians, and the release of all arbitrary and forcibly disappeared detainees, including children, women, the elderly, politicians, the media, and community activists.

This comes at a time when Yemen's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, appreciated the United Nations' interest in the situation in Yemen, and its determined efforts to help the Yemeni people face the humanitarian crisis resulting from the coup of the armed Houthi militia. This came during his speech to Yemen at the event, which was held, the day before yesterday, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, to collect donations for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

Al-Saadi praised the Fund’s role and contribution in facing the critical developments of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, including containing the cholera epidemic, pointing out that the Central Fund is one of the most effective international mechanisms and investments to address the unpredictable humanitarian challenges.

He stressed that the fund's support in Yemen contributed to meeting the acute needs of two million people in 27 high-priority districts, which are at risk of starvation, through integrated interventions at the appropriate time, noting that an amount exceeding $ 75 million has been allocated to Yemen during the past few years, To provide water and non-food aid, protection services to the most vulnerable, distribute food and replenish stocks in areas affected by the escalation of the conflict.

He added that the fund contributed to the support of 58 health centers and hospitals, and the provision of cholera and diphtheria treatments, noting that, despite all these efforts, the humanitarian situation in Yemen needs more support from the fund.

At the end of his speech, Al-Saadi expressed the aspiration of the Yemeni government for the Fund to be able to achieve the funding goal set by the General Assembly in the amount of one billion US dollars for 2020, calling on all members of the international community to continue to provide their generous support to the Fund.

• The Militia Monitoring Alliance called on the militia to immediately stop all violations that affect civilians, and to release all arbitrary and forcibly disappeared detainees, including children, women, the elderly, politicians, the media, and community activists.

6,352 Yemeni children recruited by the Houthi militia.