UNICEF REQUESTS US$ 25.8 MILLION TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN
- Extremely volatile security context; intra-Palestinian fighting claiming dozens of lives.
- Ongoing public sector strikes hurting critical services including immunization and education.
- 10,000 children continue to die each year, mostly from preventable diseases and poor care for newborns.
- Some 380 children remain in detention facilities.
1. OVERVIEW
Midway into 2007, the outlook for Palestinian children is bleak. Security conditions in Gaza are at an all-time low. In the third and most intense round of factional fighting which began on 13 May, at least 37 Palestinians were killed and 114 injured. At least 20 children have died in the internal fighting since 1 Jan 2007, far more than the 11 children killed due to the conflict with Israel.
At this writing, families remained blockaded in their homes as heavily armed militants faced off on barricaded streets; high-rise apartment buildings had been set on fire and media offices shot at. Uncollected garbage was piling up on streets; and many shops and supermarkets remained closed. In past weeks, schools and internet cafes have come under attack by militants, placing children at the very heart of the violence.
FULL REPORT:
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Document Type: Report
Document Sources: United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
Subject: Assistance, Children, Humanitarian relief
Publication Date: 01/06/2007
