Noman made the statement during a session by the UNICEF Executive Board Bureau, in New York DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis have recruited more than 30 children to fight in the frontlines, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Marwan Noam said. Noman made the statement during a session by the UNICEF Executive Board Bureau, in New York. He also said that the Yemeni government collaborated with UNICEF and came up with necessary action-plans to help end the recruitment of children in armed conflicts. Noman clarified that the action plan was signed by both parties in 2014.