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Location: European Parliament, Room A5G1, Brussels

On the eve of the 30th Anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, we are witnessing an unprecedented use of violence against civilians in the Arab world that disproportionately affects children. This is mostly due to the conflicts financed by external regional powers that propagate and exacerbate harmful social and political environments at home and abroad. In countries like Yemen, extreme poverty caused by policies of starvation as a weapon of war has an immediate impact on children’s lives. In Libya, the war between armed militias prevents many children from going to school and exposes them to heightened risk of recruitment and trafficking.

Event Hosted by Ilhan Kyuchyuk, MEP

Speakers:

Radhya Al Mutawakel, Mwatana Organisation, Yemen

Tareq Megerisi, Libyan Analyst, ECFR

Laura Silvia Battaglia, Journalist, Yemen specialist

Stefano Marcuzzi, Libya expert, researcher at Carnegie Europe

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-victims-of-gulf-proxy-wars-in-the-middle-east-tickets-81548615103?aff=ChildVictimsofGulfproxywars 

*If you don't have a badge for the European Parliament, for accreditation please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 17 November with the following details: full name, date of birth, type of ID document and document number.