UNICEF welcomes the announcement by Israel to implement most urgently needed humanitarian pauses to increase access to deliver aid into and across Gaza.
Since the collapse of the ceasefire in March, children have been trapped in a nightmare and deprived of the basics to survive. They are hungry, traumatized and have no safe place to go. The entire population of over 2 million people in Gaza is severely food insecure. One out of every three people has not eaten for days and 80 per cent of all reported deaths by starvation are children.
This is an opportunity to begin to reverse this catastrophe and save lives.
UNICEF has never stopped delivering. But we can do a lot more if additional designated humanitarian corridors are created to facilitate the movement of our convoys - as well as commercial trucks, which are essential. In July alone, UNICEF has managed to deliver 147 trucks inside Gaza with nutrition supplies, including baby food, milk and high-energy biscuits.
We are ready to increase this number and ensure more life-saving aid enters Gaza at the required scale and bring hope to an exhausted population.
UNICEF continues to call for a ceasefire, the unfettered access of humanitarian aid across Gaza, the protection of children, and the release of all hostages so they can return home to their loved ones.
On July 10, children and women were killed and injured while waiting for nutrition supplies in Gaza.
The killing of families trying to access life-saving aid is unconscionable.
UNICEF’s @TedChaiban shares what’s needed urgently for children in Gaza.
It’s time to end this horror show . It was in the manifesto @UKLabour . . . why not get on with banning imports to the UK ? @CBTHunting https://t.co/oKyX5SVw6V
The outstanding Francesca Albanese brushes off 🇺🇸 sanctions against her:
“It’s ok”
“This is not a sign of strength”
“It’s a sign of guilt”
“I will stand tall like millions of others”
“We must bring this genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸 to an end”
Stand with Francesca.