Children in war-torn Yemen risk lives to attend school

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 7 Oct, 08:07 · Archive

Children near front lines in Yemen continue attending school despite sniper and mortar fire.

Children in Taiz, Yemen, are attending school despite the country's civil war and the danger posed by snipers and mortars around the front line. The BBC gained rare access to the city to speak with pupils, teachers and families affected by the conflict.

More than 137,000 students in conflict zones have lost access to education, according to Al Jazeera, deepening an already severe schooling crisis in Yemen. Schoolgirls told the BBC they are terrified but determined to pursue their education.

How it is being reported

• Yemen’s displaced children dream of returning to schoolMore than 137,000 students in conflict zones lose access to education, deepening Yemen's already dire schooling crisis.Al Jazeera · 7 Oct, 07:15
• 'We are terrified but we want to get an education', say Yemeni schoolgirlsThe BBC reports from a school in Taiz, Yemen, where children are determined to keep learning despite the vicious civil war.BBC News · 6 Oct, 15:49
• Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front lineIn rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.BBC News · 6 Oct, 08:23

In this story: Yemen · Taiz · BBC · Al Jazeera

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