New York- The U.N. stated that it has removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child rights blacklist pending a joint review by the world body and the coalition. Claimed cases of child deaths and injuries will be looked into and revised.The U.N. report on children and armed conflict was released last Thursday.
Earlier Monday, Saudi Arabia asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to remove the Riyadh-led military coalition in Yemen from the U.N. report, describing the figures as “wildly exaggerated.” Moreover, the Shoura Council denounced the now-withdrawn allegations, claiming they lacked credible proof.
“We are asking that this report be corrected immediately so it does not reflect the accusations that have been made against the coalition and Saudi Arabia in particular,” Saudi Arabia’s U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said.
U.N. removes Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen from Child Rights Blacklist
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