Archive for March 4th, 2024

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04/03/2024

Gaza: ‘Over 600,000 Children – Half of the Displaced Population – Are Trapped in Rafah. There Is Nowhere Safe for Them to Go’ 

Human Wrongs Watch

UNICEF’s Appeal: Children in Gaza need life-saving support

On a rainy day, a young girl stands in front of her shelter in Rafah while holding an empty water bottle.
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04/03/2024

Gaza: ‘Babies Slowly Perishing Under the World’s Gaze’

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(UN News)* — A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished babies are slowly dying while the world watches.

Babies at the Al-Shifa hospital are prepared for evacuation (file).
© UNICEF/Eyad El Baba | Babies at the Al-Shifa hospital are prepared for evacuation (file).

At least 10 children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north in recent days, according to reports.

Ms. Khodr warned that “there are likely more children fighting for their lives” in one of the few remaining hospitals in the enclave, and perhaps even more in the north who cannot access care at all.

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04/03/2024

Roughly 9,000 Women Killed by Israeli Forces So Far in Gaza – The Figure Is Likely to Be Higher as Many More Are Reported Dead under the Rubble

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(UN News)* — The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.

Two women and one child in front of their house of sorts in the heart of Gaza. Apart from their appalling living conditions, Gazan parents find themselves unable to meet their children’s basic needs such as food, health and housing.
WFP/Wissam Nassar | Two women and one child in front of their house of sorts in the heart of Gaza. Apart from their appalling living conditions, Gazan parents find themselves unable to meet their children’s basic needs such as food, health and housing.

UN Women estimated that 9,000 women have been reportedly killed by Israeli forces since the war erupted nearly five months ago. However, the figure is likely to be higher as many more are reported dead under the rubble.

“While this war spares no one, UN Women data shows that it kills and injures women in unprecedented ways,” the agency said in a press release issued late on Friday [].

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