Following the resumption of conflict in parts of Yemen, more than 104,000 people, including over 57,000 children, have been displaced from their homes in just the past two weeks.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), announcing these figures on Wednesday, 25 Sunbula, said that since September 3, at least 9 children have died, 12 have been injured, and three others went missing after an attack on the route from Yemen’s western coast to Aden.

UNICEF said that clashes in western Taiz, southern Hodeidah, Marib, and other areas have disrupted children’s access to essential services. As a result, services at 26 health centers supported by the agency have been halted or disrupted, and 243 schools have been closed or their education process halted.

According to the report, the closure of schools has affected more than 137,000 students.

UNICEF announced that, to help those affected, it has expanded its emergency activities and intends to assist approximately 231,000 people.

The agency has also deployed mobile health and nutrition teams in affected areas and displacement sites.

UNICEF clarified that even before the recent escalation, around 12.2 million children in Yemen needed humanitarian assistance. More than 2.2 million children under five face acute malnutrition, of whom more than 515,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition.

The agency added that around 3.2 million school-age children are deprived of education, and nearly 17.8 million people lack adequate access to proper health services, water, and sanitation.

UNICEF has called on the parties to the conflict to protect civilians, especially children, and to provide safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to those in need.