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#Gaza : le nombre de victimes a battu de sombres records. Parmi elles, un nombre ahurissant d’enfants

“Ces #enfants (dont la vie ne devrait jamais être réduite à des chiffres) , font désormais partie d’une liste longue et déchirante d’horreurs absolues. Autrement dit, c’est la vie même qui est anéantie dans la bande de Gaza.” Edouard Beigbeder, directeur régional de l’ #UNICEF pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord unicef.fr/article/israel-pales

The latest UNICEF statistics indicate that 50,000 children have been killed or injured since the start of the war in Gaza.

“If we consider that every classroom has 25 children, this means that the equivalent of 2,000 classrooms of children have been affected by this disaster,” he said. “Therefore, this tragedy must end.”

@palestine
#Gaza
#children
#UNICEF

#UNICEF spokesman James Elder, currently in #Gaza, has described the “horrors” he witnessed within just 24 hours.

Speaking from al-Mawasi, Elder told Al Jazeera that Gaza’s hospitals and streets are filled with malnourished children. “I’m seeing teenage boys in tears, showing me their ribs,” he said, noting that children were pleading for food.

Children in Gaza Are Starving. Let the #UN Do Its Job.

May 29, 2025
By Catherine Russell

Ms. Russell is the executive director of UNICEF.

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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"Before hostilities resumed, the #UnitedNations operated a vast and effective aid delivery system inside #Gaza. During the recent cease-fire, we were delivering assistance like essential vaccines and medicine, lifesaving nutrition services and access to clean water through more than 400 distribution points, including in sites close to shelters for displaced families. #UNICEF and our partners went even further, delivering aid door-to-door, reaching malnourished children and pregnant women directly in their places of refuge."

nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opinion

#FoodAsWeapon
#PermanentCeasfireNow #EndBlockadeOfGaza #RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#StopGazaGenocide
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#news #press #politics @palestine

The New York Times · Opinion | Children in Gaza Are Starving. Let the U.N. Do Its Job.By Catherine Russell
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Reminder:

Despite ending core funding to #UNRWA, #Sweden is increasing its overall humanitarian aid to #Gaza and the surrounding region, nearly doubling its aid budget to about $72 million for 2025, which will be channeled through other organizations such as the #WFP, #UNICEF, UN Population Fund, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

#UNRWA criticized Sweden’s decision as disappointing and harmful, especially as it comes at a critical time for Palestinian refugees who rely on UNRWA for education, healthcare, and emergency assistance. The agency warned that defunding will undermine decades of Sweden’s investment in human development and deny access to education for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children.

Sweden’s decision to stop funding UNRWA threatens the education of an entire generation development-today.com/archive/

@palestine @israel

Development TodaySweden’s decision to stop funding UNRWA threatens the education of an entire generation | Development TodayTwo scholars challenge Development Minister Benjamin Dousa’s claim that other humanitarian agencies can replace services provided by UNRWA. “Palestinians in...

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Israël liet afgelopen weekend weten de hulpverlening aan Gaza te hervatten. Nu, bijna een week later, is daar nog nauwelijks iets van terechtgekomen. Gisteren pas kwamen de eerste vrachtwagens met hulp verspreid over Gaza op hun plaats van bestemming aan. "Het is veel te weinig. Een...

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RTL Nieuws · Unicef: 'Er wordt bewust gekozen voor de dood van kinderen in Gaza'Israël liet afgelopen weekend weten de hulpverlening aan Gaza te hervatten. Nu, bijna een week later, is daar nog nauwelijks iets van terechtgekomen. Gisteren pas kwamen de eerste vrachtwagens met hulp verspreid over Gaza op hun plaats van bestemming aan. "Het is veel te weinig. Een druppel in een gigantische oceaan van nood", zegt Wouter Booij van Unicef.