While talks are underway in Stockholm to ensure peace in Yemen, the United Nations (UN) has come up with an account of human drama in the country.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that an average of 123 civilians were killed and injured every week in the country in the last three months.

Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen in the period between August to October this year, according to the UNHCR-led Protection Cluster in Yemen. "This means an average of 123 civilian deaths and injuries every week during this period," said UNHCR.

According to data published in the latest Civilian Impact Monitoring Report, an estimated 670 incidents of armed violence resulted in 1,478 civilian casualties during a three-month period. Of this total, thirty-three percents were women and children, of which 217 were killed and 268 injured.

Homes and hospitals also continue to be sites of violence. Twenty-three percent of all deaths and injuries (336 civilian casualties) during this period were reported in houses.

Attacks on health infrastructure and first responders also resulted in 154 civilian casualties, while attacks on buses and vehicles resulted in 316 casualties.

The Saudi-led international coalition forces carry out attacks on Yemen, which one of the poorest countries in the Islamic world, since March 2015. It is estimated that tens of thousands have been killed in attacks.

14 million people, half of the population, are fighting hunger. One-third of Yemenis need immediate help. Every 10 minutes, the Yemeni child dies as a result of a vaccine-treatable disease.

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