Sana'a: The Entisaf Organization for Women and Children's Rights reported that the number of civilian casualties resulting from the US-Saudi aggression reached approximately 60,000 martyrs and wounded, including 15,438 women and children, as of March 2026.
According to Yemen News Agency, in a statement issued on the 11th anniversary of the aggression, the organization said, "These figures are not merely numbers; they serve as a condemnation of the international community's complete silence and expose the hypocrisy of international human rights literature, placing the world's conscience before an unprecedented moral and humanitarian failure that has persisted for eleven years of systematic siege."
The statement clarified that the number of martyrs and wounded reached approximately 60,000 civilians, including 5,787 women, of whom 2,547 were martyred and 3,240 were wounded. The number of child martyrs and wounded exceeded 9,651, including 4,247 martyrs and 5,404 wounded.
The Entisaf Organization stated that the continued killing by remnants of war has placed Yemen third globally in terms of the number of landmine victims. Cities and rural areas have been transformed into death traps littered with cluster bombs and other remnants of war since March 2015. The organization noted that statistics issued by the Executive Mine Action Center on December 10, 2015, show that these prohibited weapons have claimed the lives and injured 10,689 people, including 3,952 martyrs and 6,737 wounded. It emphasized that the most vulnerable groups were the primary targets of these deadly weapons, with the toll including 2,504 children and 1,102 women.
The organization added that the Saudi-led coalition destroyed more than 2,200 government and service buildings, including social welfare centers and facilities for people with disabilities. It stated that the aggression caused a catastrophic 300% increase in mobility impairment rates, warning that cluster bombs and landmine remnants pose a persistent threat to the lives of civilians for generations to come.
The organization noted that the number of people with disabilities has risen to nearly five million, representing 15% of Yemen's total population-one of the highest rates recorded globally. It also stated that nearly one million Yemeni children suffer from various disabilities as a result of direct targeting or the remnants of war.
On the health front, the Entisaf Organization confirmed that the aggression destroyed more than 670 health facilities and ambulances, causing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the country, considered the worst in the world. It reported that more than 1.4 million civilians have died as a direct result of the blockade, the spread of chronic diseases, and malnutrition. According to reports, 864,000 children under the age of five have died during the years of aggression, with 80 newborns under 28 days old dying daily. In addition, 46,000 women have died due to complications resulting from the blockade and aggression.
350,000 miscarriages have also been recorded, along with a significant increase in fetal deformities, reaching 22,000 cases in areas heavily targeted by the aggression with internationally prohibited weapons. The percentage of premature and low-birth-weight babies has risen by more than 9% annually, with 50% of these deaths due to the consequences of the blockade, aggression, malnutrition, and weakened immune systems. The number of children with congenital heart defects has also increased to more than 3,000.
Reports indicate that Yemen is among the countries most severely affected by food insecurity, facing catastrophic levels of hunger, with approximately 17 million people suffering from acute food insecurity. The aggression destroyed more than 15,000 food facilities, including factories, shops, markets, and food warehouses. Seventy-five percent of children suffer from chronic malnutrition, and acute wasting threatens nearly 50% of children under five, meaning approximately 2.4 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition. In addition, two million pregnant and lactating women require treatment for malnutrition.
The organization indicated that 39.5% of the population suffers from acute malnutrition, and there are between 900,000 and one million pregnant and lactating women suffering from malnutrition. Furthermore, complications of malnutrition lead to the death of three women daily.
The organization reported that only 51% of health facilities are functioning in the country, and nearly 70% of maternity medications are unavailable due to the blockade and the aggression coalition's prevention of their entry. More than 50% of neonatal deaths could be prevented if basic healthcare were provided. According to the organization, there are more than 102,000 registered cases at the National Cancer Treatment Center, a 50% increase, and more than 3,000 children with leukemia are facing death, amidst the shameful stance of the United Nations due to the ongoing blockade. The organization noted that 7,000 new cancer cases are added annually, 7% of whom are children.
The statement also pointed out that child labor has expanded during the aggression to more than four times its previous levels. It indicated that the percentage of working children aged 5 to 11 is 11%, increasing with age to 28.5% for children aged 12 to 14, and 39.1% for those under 18.
The number of children aged between five and 18 is estimated at around eight million, with more than 1.4 million of them engaged in the labor market. The latest international statistics indicate that approximately 12.5% of children aged 5-14 are involved in some form of work.
Regarding education, statistics show that 4.5 million children are out of school, meaning that one in four children does not attend school. Nearly six million children are at risk of dropping out of school due to poverty and the destruction of schools.
The Entisaf Organization stated that the aggression has destroyed approximately 2,900 educational facilities, including schools, universities, institutes, and education offices. Around 435 schools were completely destroyed, 1,578 were partially damaged, and 999 were closed.
The organization estimates that 171,600 teachers, or two-thirds of the teaching staff, have not received their salaries regularly since 2016. Consequently, many have stopped teaching to find other ways to support their families, putting nearly 4 million more children at risk of losing their access to education.
The statement also noted that 31 percent of Yemeni girls are now out of school due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the inability of families to provide basic educational necessities.
According to the statement, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has risen to more than 6.7 million across 15 governorates as a result of the ongoing aggression. Half of the IDPs are women and children, with 2.3 million of the displaced children. The statement added, "With limited shelter options, displaced women and girls suffer the most from a lack of privacy, threats to their safety, and limited access to basic services, making them more vulnerable to violence and abuse."
The statement also noted that one in three displaced families is headed by a woman, and that 21 percent of these families are headed by girls under the age of 18.
The organization held the US- and Israeli-led coalition and its proxies responsible for all crimes and violations committed against civilians, especially women and children, over the past 11 years. It called on the international community, UN organizations, and human rights and humanitarian bodies to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibility for the horrific violations and massacres perpetrated against civilians.
The organization urged the world's free people to take effective and positive action to stop the aggression and protect civilians, and to form an independent international commission to investigate all crimes committed against the Yemeni people and hold accountable all those found to be involved.