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📢 Hundreds of thousands of #children are trapped across northern #gaza after Israeli forces cut the area off from the rest of the Strip, with tens of thousands at imminent risk from military ground operations around Beit Lahiya town in North Gaza Governorate, Save the Children said.

📑 Report by Save the Children / reliefweb 👇🏽 #press #ihl #emergencyresponse

reliefweb.int/report/occupied-

Brussels – At the Ninth Brussels Conference for #syria Mirjana Spoljaric, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warned that Syria’s path to peace remains fragile and called on the global community to not abandon the country at this pivotal moment and to scale up support to help Syrians recover and rebuild.

📑 Statement ICRC - MAR-17 (prime source) 👇🏽

#emergencyresponse #ihl

icrc.org/en/news-release/syria

International Committee of the Red Cross · Syria: ICRC president warns “path to peace fragile” and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads

📢 ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza -- The ceasefire in #gaza has proven vital to saving lives, bringing in humanitarian assistance and sustaining the civilian population. However, Gaza's humanitarian crisis is far from over.

Aid deliveries had substantially increased over the course of the #ceasefire, but they remain a drop in the ocean compared to the immense needs on the ground.

#press #emergencyresponse

📑 Report ICRC (prime source) 👇🏽

icrc.org/en/news-release/israe

International Committee of the Red Cross · Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

📢 Jordan begins - as announced - to evacuate 2,000 sick children from #gaza for medical treatment -- Children's medical evacuation to Jordan to proceed in phases using ambulances and military buses:

12:00 local time: Children to return to Gaza upon completion of treatment in Jordan

🔔 will be updated by JNA (Petra #jordan) and UN/WHO tomorrow MAR-05

#emergencyresponse

*edit/add 📲 Video footage by Roya News

Injured Gazan children leave for Jordan to get treatment:

youtube.com/watch?v=lFHboKcDzhk

📌 Sadly we have to continue our blog in 2025, the war against the civlian population of the State of Palestine isn't over yet. But there is hope, civil courage, and there is the insistent call for justice.

March is the month we dedicated to Palestine in 2024, and again you can bookmark this page for updates on the developments about #civilprotection and #emergencyresponse. Infos posted there are legally/scientifically proven, no speculative assumptions.

Thanks again.

pressone4.earth/2025/03/01/mar

pressONE4.EARTH · MARCH 4 PALESTINEOne Month For Humanity and International Humanitarian Laws Latest MARCH RETURNS IN 2025 With updates and reports from all over the world. Stay tuned and return. Blog Entry 2025-MAR-01 From Gaza to …

📢 Port #sudan – More than 2200 people, including children, are now battling the deadly #cholera outbreak in the city of Kosti, the capital of Sudan’s White Nile state, with the state the latest to announce the arrival of the deadly disease, #SavetheChildren said.

Between February 20 and 26, Sudan’s Ministry of Health, reported over 2243 cases of cholera - or an average of nearly 400 cases a day - in Kosti.

#emergencyresponse

📰 Report: reliefweb 👇🏽

reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sud

📌 Families in northern #gaza return to rubble and homes with no roofs.

Exhausted from the long journey, many are overwhelmed with hope, shock, and devastation.

The International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC is working to provide lifesaving support, but the road to recovery is long.

#genevaconventions #ihl #emergencyresponse

📲 Video credit: ICRC #geneva

youtube.com/watch?v=2zWKo1NG1a

"Several of the people who were killed in the most recent Southern California wildfires were disabled and the majority were over 70, news reports identifying the victims show. The stories are tragic, but not surprising, aging and disability advocates say."

"California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next emergency?"

calmatters.org/health/2025/02/ #EmergencyResponse #California #Ableism #Disability

CalMatters · As LA fires approached, she had to save someone else. How can California prepare caregivers for the next one?California has known for years that people with disabilities need help in wildfires and other emergencies. Why were so many unprepared for the recent L.A. fires?

📢 "We should shift into a transitional mode, genuinely invested in a political process and here UNRWA can become a real asset in building the capacity of Palestinian institutions, ensuring a future alternative." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini tells to The National News.*

*Despite the Knesset bill, 🔵 UNRWA continues providing essential services. In the #westbank, health centers are operating. #ihl #emergencyresponse

📲 Video by UNRWA

youtube.com/watch?v=6w6bmQhLQHI

📢 On the 21st day of the ongoing occupation assault on #jenin camp, residents of the surrounding residential buildings are enduring dire conditions, unable to leave their homes to purchase essential supplies.

🚑 🌙 👨🏾‍🚒 🧕🏾 In response, Palestinian Red Crescent teams are delivering basic necessities to those in need.

#ihl #emergencyresponse #ViolationOfInternationalLaw

Reporting: Obada Tahayne for FPTV
📲 Video footage FEB-11 #westbank

youtube.com/watch?v=-XR8waCCrtY