Yemen-Children/Conflict
Yemen-Children/Conflict
Dateline : May 30/26, 2026/File
Location : Sana'a,Yemen
Duration : 2'06
Sana'a, Yemen - May 30, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Rafiq Ahmed Abdo selling fruits on street
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rafiq Ahmed Abdo, child (partially overlaid with with shot 3):
"The war prevented us from continuing our education. I regret leaving school, but the situation forced me to do it. I want to return to school so that I can achieve my dreams to become a doctor."
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3. Various of Rafiq Ahmed Abdo taking care of fruits; fruits in container
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FILE: Yemen - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of children selling fruits on street
FILE: Yemen - 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of children on street, traffic
Sana'a, Yemen - May 26, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Abu Hamra, head, Ayn Al-Insaniya Center for Rights and Development in Sanaa:
"There are still children dying today -- a slow death today caused by the effects of the war. They are also suffering due to the lack of medicine, the closure of Sanaa Airport, and the closure of land crossings, which have prevented access to medicine for Yemenis."
FILE: Sana'a, Yemen - 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of children in Psychological Cases Center
Sana'a, Yemen - May 26, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Taysir, head, National Authority for Human Rights in Sanaa:
"A large number of children suffer from bedwetting. Some suffer from sleep disorders. Others live in fear of loud sounds because of aircraft, bombs, and explosions."
9. Traffic on street
The crisis in Yemen has upturned the lives of children across Yemen, disrupting education during their formative years and leaving many in a state of constant fright.
Millions of minors in the Middle Eastern country face a childhood defined by displacement, hunger, and survival. After more than a decade of conflict that has led to severe malnutrition and the collapse of essential services, young people are growing up knowing more about survival than stability.
In Yemen's capital city Sana'a, 11-year-old Rafiq Ahmed Abdo was forced to leave school because his family could no longer survive without his help.
Now, he spends his days selling prickly pears under the scorching sun on the streets of Sana'a. On a good day, after an exhausting 12 hours of work, he earns around 1,500 Yemeni riyals, or less than seven U.S. dollars.
"The war prevented us from continuing our education. I regret leaving school, but the situation forced me to do it. I want to return to school so that I can achieve my dreams to become a doctor," Abdo said.
His story, echoed across the country, reflects the reality facing an entire generation of Yemeni children whose lives have been shaped by conflict, deprivation, and uncertainty.
According to United Nations estimates, around 7.4 million children across Yemen are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection.
"There are still children dying today -- a slow death today caused by the effects of the war. They are also suffering due to the lack of medicine, the closure of Sanaa Airport, and the closure of land crossings, which have prevented access to medicine for Yemenis," said Ahmed Abu Hamra, head of the Ayn Al-Insaniya Center for Rights and Development in Sanaa.
Apart from physical ailments, the anxiety of living in a war-torn environment has left an equally devastating psychological impact on many young Yemenis.
"A large number of children suffer from bedwetting. Some suffer from sleep disorders. Others live in fear of loud sounds because of aircraft, bombs, and explosions," said Ali Taysir, head of the National Authority for Human Rights in Sanaa.
ID : 8482226
Published : 2026-06-01 13:59
Last Modified : 2026-06-01 20:55:11
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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