NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 23 August 2014- “The death of a four year old Israeli child in a rocket attack yesterday and the reported deaths of two Palestinian children in Gaza in an airstrike this morning, add to those of 478 other Palestinian children killed in attacks in Gaza over the last month. The deaths […]
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Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Situation Report 1
Situation Overview -Since the beginning of the Gaza emergency on 7 July, the Palestinian death toll has exceeded 1,777 and over 25% of the Gaza population is thought to be displaced. 280,000 internal displaced persons (IDPs) are seeking refuge in 94 collective shelters (mainly schools) supported by The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) […]
The children living in Gaza’s rubble
GAZA, State of Palestine / HONG KONG, 8 July 2015 – For 12-year-old Malak, last year’s 51 days of hostilities are not something she can forget. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1707/El Baba Malak, 12, and her siblings and cousins look out from her family’s partially destroyed home, in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City. “My friends used to […]
The children living in Gaza’s rubble
A young girl and her family remain in their home, a year after it was destroyed in conflict, as reconstruction has barely begun in Gaza, and rebuilding shattered lives will likely take far longer. GAZA, State of Palestine / HONG KONG, 8 July 2015 – For 12-year-old Malak, last year’s 51 days of hostilities are […]
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the situation in Gaza
NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 30 July 2014 – “Another school in Gaza has come under fire, killing more children in a conflict where such an outrage has become commonplace. “For 23 days, too many children in Gaza have lived with fear and desperation. Water taps have run dry and raw sewage is running in the […]