11,000 civilians killed in Yemeni conflict, UN says

According to Anadolu Agency, the UN on Friday has said that over 5,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict in Yemen since 2015, adding the toll was likely twice that.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) spokesman Rupert Colville revealed these numbers in a news conference in Geneva on Friday.

"Since March 2015, OHCHR has documented 13,609 civilian casualties, including 5,021 killed and 8,588 injured. These numbers are based on the casualties individually verified by the UN human rights office in Yemen," Colville said.

"The overall number is probably much higher, with some estimates suggesting a total of more than 11,000 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the conflict," Colville said.

Colville told Anadolu Agency that 1,140 children had also been killed in the conflict since 2015.

In addition, World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told reporters on Friday that 368,207 suspected cholera cases and 1,828 deaths had been reported in Yemen from April 27 to July 19.

"Yemen faces the world's largest cholera outbreak. Every day we have 5,000 more Yemenis falling sick with symptoms of acute diarrhea or cholera," Chaib said.

Children under 15 account for 41 percent of all suspected cases and people aged over 60 account for a third of cholera deaths, Chaib said.

"We expect many thousands more cases before the outbreak ends," she added. "We are not making any projection."