Sheikha Moza condemns brutal coalition bombing of school bus in Yemen

SANAA, Sept. 10 (YPA) – Sheikha Moza  condemned the Saudi coalition’s bombing of a school bus in Yemen, where 40 children, and the impunity of the perpetrators.

The move came during her speech in The International Day to Protect Education.

“I will never forget, for it has been seared in my memory, the remains of the 40 children who were killed and the blood of the 56 who were wounded. Their school bags strewn across and their textbooks scattered, the pages laid open in condemnation as they witness an atrocity being committed. That was when an airstrike bombed a school bus in Yemen’s Saada Governorate in August 2018m,” Said Sheikha Moza .

“This was a brutal crime, the perpetrators of which evaded punishment just as others have evaded punishment for similar crimes committed in other countries,” she added, underlining the importance of ensuring that September 9 is an annual day that can lead to real change to protect education from attack.

During her participation in the International Day to Protect Education, she called for a redoubling of efforts and spending to protect education.

She noted that recent data show that there have been more than 11,000 attacks on education over the past five years, killing or injuring over 22,000 children, teachers and academics in more than 93 countries.

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