More and more child soldiers in Yemen

geneva - In the civil war in Yemen are increasingly used children as soldiers. Especially the Houthi rebels recruit minors for battle, says the Human Rights Office of the United Nations.

'We have seen children of ten years,' said a spokeswoman. Their promised money, or they are lured with recognition as a soldier. The child soldiers are used as sentries, but also sent to the front.

Children have already heavy to endure in the impoverished country on the Arabian Peninsula. 'Every five minutes a child dies in Yemen under five from a disease that is easily treatable, including diarrhea, pneumonia or measles,' said a spokesman for UNICEF.