SEYAJ FOCUSES ON CHILDREN OF MINE VICTIMS

SANA'A, May 30(Saba)- SEYAJ Organization for Children Protection
will hold a press conference next Monday on children and their
families of land-mine victims due to the six-year war of Saada in
the far north of Yemen.

In a press release, the non-government organization said that a
number of the mines-affected children will attend the event.

SEYAJ established on 17 May 2010 an initiative to create the 1st
code of conduct for the organizations working in the field of
protecting and promoting children's rights in Yemen.

SEYAJ had conducted a field study on the behavioral and
psychological impact of Saada war on Children.

The study showed that 45.5 per cent of children in Saada suffer
psychological and behavioral disorders out of the war that they
experienced in their areas during the past years.

The Study that involved 1,018 children aged 7 -15 years old (61.8
male and 38.2 female) of the total target of 1100 demonstrated that
58.2 per cent of the target have lost confidence in the future and
have not believed in the importance of education any more.

The study warned of the danger of carelessness in addressing the
negative impacts of the war which definitely will result in negative
behaviors and practices revealing social and economical problems
which threaten stability of local communities in the future.

MD/YA