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STORY: UNICEF / YEMEN CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF WAR
TRT: 1:45
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 5 SEPTEMBER 2024, ABYAN GOVERNORATE, YEMEN
1. Wide shot, Maryam stands outside her home, holding her daughter Bothaina in her arms
2. Med shot, Bothaina, 2.5 years old, plays with a shape-sorting box with the help of her mother, Maryam, who encourages her to engage in the activity. Her slow movements reflect the physical and cognitive toll that severe malnutrition has taken on her young body
3. Med shot, Bothaina, 2.5 years old, plays with a shape-sorting box with the help of her mother, Maryam, who encourages her to engage in the activity
4. Wide shot, Bothaina, 2.5 years old, plays with a shape-sorting box with the help of her mother, Maryam, who encourages her to engage in the activity
5. Med shot, Bothaina, 2.5 years old, plays with a shape-sorting box with the help of her mother, Maryam, who encourages her to engage in the activity
6. Med shot, Bothaina sits in her mother’s lap as they interact gently together
7. Med shot, Maryam prepares a meal for Bothaina in their kitchen
8. Med shot, Maryam feeds Bothaina rice and potatoes, encouraging her to eat
9. Wide shot, Maryam feeds Bothaina rice and potatoes, encouraging her to eat
10. Wide shot, Maryam gives her daughter, Bothaina, some water to drink
11. Wide shot, the exteriors of the Zinjibar General Hospital, Abyan, Yemen
12. Med shot, inside the Zinjibar General Hospital, Abyan, Yemen
13. Wide shot, Inside Zinjibar General Hospital in Abyan, Yemen, the entrance to the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC)
14. Wide shot, Inside the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC) at the Zinjibar General Hospital
15. Med shot, children receiving treatment inside the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC)
16. Wide shot, children receiving treatment inside the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC)
17. Wide shot, children receiving treatment inside the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC)
18. Med shot, Bothaina is measured for malnutrition using a MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) measurement tape
19. Close up, Bothaina is measured for malnutrition using a MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) measurement tape. The tape shows yellow
20. Med shot, Bothaina is being measured for her weight and height, documenting her physical health assessment as a key aspect of her treatment
21. Close up, Bothaina is being measured for her weight and height, documenting her physical health assessment as a key aspect of her treatment
22. Wide shot, Bothaina is being measured for her weight and height, documenting her physical health assessment as a key aspect of her treatment
23. Med shot, Bothaina being fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) by a health worker
24. Close up, Bothaina being fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) by a health worker
25. Wide shot, Saniah, the head of the TFC clinic, is giving Maryam her ration of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
26. Close up, Saniah, the head of the TFC clinic, is giving Maryam her ration of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
27. Wide shot, Maryam and her daughter Bothaina are leaving the TFC clinic
"The conflict in Yemen has reached a tragic milestone – over one decade of largely unrelenting conflict, with only brief and fragile periods of reduced hostilities, that has stolen childhoods, shattered futures, and left an entire generation fighting to survive," said UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins today (25 Mar) at the Geneva Palais briefing on the situation for children in Yemen.
He said, “Today, I stand before you not only to share numbers but to amplify the voices of millions of children trapped in one of the world’s worst protracted humanitarian crises—a crisis defined by hunger, deprivation, and now, a worrying escalation.
“1 in 2 children under five are acutely malnourished. Among them, over 537,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM)—a condition that is agonizing, life-threatening, and entirely preventable. Malnutrition weakens immune systems, stunts growth, and robs children of their potential. In Yemen, it is not just a health crisis—it is a death sentence for thousands," Hawkins added.
UNICEF response in 2024:
• supported the treatment of nearly 432,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition among children under five.
• supported around 3,200 primary healthcare facilities and supported provision of lifesaving primary health care services to 7.6 million people including 580,000 children under five
• provided emergency and sustained water, sanitation and hygiene support services to 1.2 million people.
• supported over 49,600 teachers to continue providing education through the payment of incentives,
• provided two rounds of unconditional cash transfers to over 9.6 million vulnerable people across Yemen in 2024
