ahmed has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we are afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts we can t go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it is quiet now, but there is danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdel, says they re are about 600 metres in front of us. a gun shot away, he tells me. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse of him in january 2021, leading morning assembly at his primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. the classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. young minds getting an edu
for territorial gain. but there s no reference to russian aggression. it reads, in part, quote: we highlighted the human suffering and negative added impacts of the war in ukraine with regard to global food and energy security, supply chains, macro financial stability, inflation and growth. the text from last year s summit reads, in part: the 620 deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the russian federation against ukraine and demands its complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of ukraine. we should note two key leaders were missing russian president vladimir putin and his key ally, chinese president xijinping. disagreements over language on ukraine threatened to overshadow the 620 this year, as south asia correspondent yogita limaye explains. during the 620 summit in bali last year, member countries took a very long time to agree on the wording regarding the war in ukraine, so that was expected this time around as well. in fact, there were w