Florencia Alejandre

Social protection & policy.

[UNICEF Latin America @uniceflac]

Garantizar sistemas de cuidado inclusivos es clave para la autonomía de las personas con discapacidad.

Participa en el seminario web organizado por @uniceflac y @Uniandes: “Costeo y financiamiento de políticas de cuidado en América Latina”

🗓️ 16 de oct
⬇️Regístrate

[Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo @abuelasdifusion]

💔Adiós a nuestra querida.compañera de lucha, Madre de Plaza de Mayo, Vera Jarach: Seguiremos tu ejemplo combatiendo el olvido y el silencio, cuidando siempre la memoria.
➡️https://t.co/6oXFSSH1XK

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Famine has been confirmed for the first time in Gaza.

@FAO, UNICEF, @WFP and @WHO reiterate the call for an immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition.

https://t.co/mNNK0wLiDp

[Roberto Benes @Roberto_Benes]

Las niñas y las adolescentes de nuestra región viven las consecuencias invisibilizadas del trabajo de cuidados.

Eso es lo que evidencia un robusto documento de política pública construido entre @uniceflac y @onumujeres.

https://t.co/c3iuebVYNF

#XVIConferenciaMujerALC

[UNICEF Latin America @uniceflac]

📋Aprende a diseñar e implementar políticas de #ProtecciónSocial inclusiva en la III edición de curso de Protección Social Inclusiva para Personas con Discapacidad.

Ofrecido por @uniceflac, @UNICEFColombia y @UniAndes.

Inscríbete aquí⬇️

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

In just 48 hours, at least four children have reportedly died of starvation.

Over 100 people have died from malnutrition during this war, and 80% of them are children.

“These deaths are unconscionable - and could have been prevented. The UN-led humanitarian response must be allowed to function fully through unfettered aid access to children in need.” - @UNICEFmena's Edouard Beigbeder

We need a ceasefire and the release of the hostages. And we need it now.

Full statement: https://t.co/gf3kQ4Dw5E

[World Food Programme @WFP]

WFP Statement | #Gaza

On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza.

Shortly after passing the final checkpoint beyond the Zikim crossing point into Gaza, the convoy encountered large crowds of civilians anxiously waiting to access desperately needed food supplies.

As the convoy approached, the surrounding crowd came under fire from Israeli tanks, snipers and other gunfire.

We are deeply concerned and saddened by this tragic incident resulting in the loss of countless lives. Many more suffered life-threatening injuries. These people were simply trying to access food to feed themselves and their families on the brink of starvation. This terrible incident underscores the increasingly dangerous conditions under which humanitarian operations are forced to be conducted in Gaza.

Today’s violent incident comes despite assurances from Israeli authorities that humanitarian operational conditions would improve; including that armed forces will not be present nor engage at any stage along humanitarian convoy routes.

There should never, ever, be armed groups near or on our aid convoys, as reiterated on many occasions to all parties to the conflict. Shootings near humanitarian missions, convoys and food distributions must stop immediately. Any violence involving civilians seeking humanitarian aid is completely unacceptable.

We stand firmly by our principles of operating with independence, impartiality and neutrality. It is one of the many reasons why communities trust us.

The World Food Programme continues to call for the protection of all civilians and aid workers delivering life-saving assistance. WFP teams accompanying convoys should not have to risk their own lives in the effort to save others. Without these fundamental conditions in place, we cannot continue providing life-saving support across the Gaza strip.

Gaza’s hunger crisis has reached new levels of desperation. People are dying from lack of humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment. Nearly one person in three is not eating for days. Food aid is the only way for most people to access any food – as the cost of a one-kilogram bag of flour has surged to over USD100 in local markets.

Only a massive scale-up in food aid distributions can stabilize this spiraling situation, calm anxieties and rebuild the trust within communities that more food is coming.

An agreed ceasefire is long overdue. All hostages should be released, and humanitarians should be able to reach the civilian population in Gaza with critical food supplies in a consistent, predictable, orderly and safe manner -- wherever they are across the Gaza Strip.

WFP is ready. We have food supplies nearby, experienced teams on the ground, and proven systems in place to respond at scale. We did it before and we can do it again.

We urgently call on the international community and all parties to advocate for, and facilitate, the delivery of life-saving food aid to starving populations inside Gaza – safely, securely, wherever families are, and without obstruction.

[UNICEF MENA - يونيسف الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا @UNICEFmena]

Last Thursday 9 children killed while waiting for nutrition supplies. Today 7 children killed waiting for water.

When will the senseless killing of children in #Gaza end?

[Catherine Russell @unicefchief]

We’re appalled by the reported killing in Gaza today of children and women waiting in line for nutritional supplies provided by UNICEF’s partner organization, Project HOPE.

The killing of families trying to access life-saving aid is unconscionable.👇 https://t.co/oGEE9fq26r

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has only worsened, particularly for children. @IChotiner speaks with UNICEF’s global spokesperson about the grave risks the region’s youngest residents face. https://t.co/8efsz0pDhs

[Jemima Goldsmith @Jemima_Khan]

Here is my interview with @UNICEF_uk global spokesperson @1james_elder - a firsthand account of his recent visit to Gaza; children being shot whilst collecting food for their starving families, amputations without anaesthetic, the worst humanitarian situation for children he has encountered in his career. Please watch the full length video & RT if you can. 🙏🏼
https://t.co/O8z3zRopCQ

[James Elder @1james_elder]

When the killing & maiming of children ceases to shock, we are no longer witnessing a tragedy, we are complicit in it.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Only 13, he lost his life trying to get food for his family.

Earlier this week, we were devastated to learn that Abed Al Rahman died from injuries sustained during a food distribution in Gaza.

Dehydration. Hunger. Indiscriminate attacks. Gaza's children face the unthinkable every single day.

They need food, water, medicine and protection. More than anything, they need a ceasefire, NOW.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

“With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.”

Full statement from @unicefchief on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade : https://t.co/8DfV1h1eQs

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

UNICEF continues to call on parties to cease hostilities and reinstate the ceasefire.

Humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter and move freely across the Gaza Strip.

Civilians, including children and humanitarian workers, must be protected, and hostages must be released.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

The blockade of humanitarian aid is having terrible consequences for one million children in the Gaza Strip, leading to shortages of food, safe water, shelter, and medical supplies.

Read more. 👇
https://t.co/leph23GRJi

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Despite progress, millions of children died in 2023 from preventable causes:

⚠️ 4.8 million deaths of children under the age of five 
⚠️ 1.9 million stillbirths

Learn more. https://t.co/wYYi3cbkea

[Jornal O Globo @JornalOGlobo]

‘Mamãe, estou cansada, quero morrer’: Guerra em Gaza deixa geração de crianças palestinas traumatizada https://t.co/1Lbc50CRh3

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Once again, nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip.

The ceasefire must be reinstated and sustained.

International humanitarian law must be respected by all parties, allowing the immediate provision of humanitarian aid, the protection of civilians, and the release of all hostages.

[UNICEF Latin America @uniceflac]

En estos instantes, niños y niñas enfrentan un alarmante número de crisis. Ellos no deberían enfrentarlas solos.

Cuándo la infancia nos necesite, ¿quién dará un paso adelante?

Ayúdanos a que se escuche en todas partes:

📣Yo estoy, #ParaCadaInfancia
📲https://t.co/kcmij48Bdw