{"id":131173,"date":"2018-04-10T13:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=131173"},"modified":"2018-04-11T16:27:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T20:27:35","slug":"unicef-calls-for-the-protection-of-children-in-the-gaza-strip-statement","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unicef-calls-for-the-protection-of-children-in-the-gaza-strip-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF Calls For the Protection of Children in the Gaza Strip – Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMMAN, 10 April 2018 –<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIn the last 10 days, three children were killed and dozens more were seriously injured in the recent tragic events in the Gaza Strip. UNICEF deplores all acts of violence against children.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren in Gaza have been living in extremely dire circumstances for many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is imperative that all actors on all sides put the protection of children first. Children should never be the target of violence and must not be put at risk of violence nor encouraged to participate in violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese latest developments compound an already acute crisis in the Gaza Strip, where families have been coping with less than five hours of electricity per day for almost a year. Among young people, who have experienced three major rounds of armed conflict in the last decade, unemployment is above 60 per cent. Only 10 per cent of families in the Gaza Strip have regular direct access to drinking water. One in four children (250,000) are in need of psychosocial support due to past trauma and more than half of children depend on some form of assistance for their daily survival.<\/p>\n

\u201cUNICEF was able today to deliver long-awaited critical health supplies into Gaza. UNICEF is also advising parents on how to seek psychosocial support and trauma counselling for their children, and continues to support health, water, sanitation and hygiene, education and protection services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About UNICEF<\/strong>
\nUNICEF works in some of the world\u2019s toughest places, to reach the world\u2019s most disadvantaged children. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone.<\/p>\n

Follow UNICEF on\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n

Catherine Weibel, UNICEF State of Palestine,\u00a0+972 54 778 7604<\/span>,\u00a0cweibel@unicef.org<\/a>
\nTamara Kummer, UNICEF Amman,\u00a0+962 797 588 550<\/span>\u00a0tkummer@unicef.org<\/a>
\nJoe English, UNICEF New York,\u00a0+1 917 893 0692<\/span>\u00a0jenglish@unicef.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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