{"id":300179,"date":"2024-08-16T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=300179"},"modified":"2024-08-19T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:01:06","slug":"water-crisis-takes-toll-on-gazas-children-unicef","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/water-crisis-takes-toll-on-gazas-children-unicef\/","title":{"rendered":"Water crisis takes toll on Gaza\u2019s children – UNICEF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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16 August 2024<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 UNICEF\/El Baba<\/p><\/div>\n

Lack of safe water is increasing the threat of disease for families.<\/h3>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no clean water to bathe with. I\u2019m itching all the time,\u201d says 8-year-old Ahmad, adding that other children won\u2019t play with him because they\u2019re afraid of his rash.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe developed a fever,\u201d says Ahmad\u2019s mother, Fatima, noting that the constant itching all over his body also makes it hard for him to sleep. \u201cThe water isn\u2019t clean, and we don\u2019t have personal hygiene items like shampoo and soap.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wahid, 7, is suffering through a similar situation. \u201cI have a rash on my leg, and it hurts,\u201d he says. His mother worries that the rash is spreading and that even just trying to walk is excruciatingly painful for him.<\/p>\n