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In Yemen, Flight From Fighting Can Cost a Child the Classroom
Muneer Farie sells socks instead of studying after his family fled fighting in Taiz. New displacement figures show the wider upheaval—but not how many children have been pushed into work.
WatchEarliest sourceThe Guardian
What we knew first
- 145,308People displaced across eight governorates since June
- 15,870Increase from September 21 to 28
- 137,000+School-aged children facing major education disruption
- The Farie brothers are working instead of studying; displacement is rising, and education is widely disrupted.
Still open then
- How many newly displaced children are working, or when the brothers can resume school.
We said we'd watch for
- Whether the family can return safely and the boys can get back to lessons.
