Save the Children: Gaza Children Face Human Crisis
Save the Children Alliance expressed Tuesday its deep concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza which is putting thousands of children at risk of serious injury, distress, malnutrition, and economic insecurity.
It stated that whilst international attention turns to the ceasefire and reconstruction in Lebanon, children in Gaza continue to face uncertainty, danger and a near collapse of the services that families rely on.
"Approximately 3400 Palestinians have sought shelter in temporary facilities across Gaza, including some schools, as a result of the military incursions.
In Al Shoka, one of the most heavily impacted areas, many of the residents have been temporarily displaced numerous times since the incursions began on June 28," Save the Children said.
It added that some of these families remain in temporary shelters and are unable to return to their homes.
It urged the international community to recognise the need to protect civilians, especially children, and to guarantee access by humanitarian agencies to the children and families affected by the current humanitarian crisis.
International Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Palestinian
Territory to be Held in Stockholm
WAFA)- Sweden, Spain and Norway will jointly host a conference in Stockholm on September 1, 2006 on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, focusing especially on Gaza, the Government of Sweden said in a press release.
It added the conference is being held in close consultation with the United Nations and President Mahmoud Abbas.
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jan Eliasson and Minister for International Development Cooperation Carin Jamtin have invited a large number of countries and international organisations to participate in the conference.
"At the same time as the eyes of the world are rightly directed towards the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, we must not forget the situation in the West Bank and Gaza. The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories is deteriorating all the time. The human suffering in Gaza especially is getting worse by the day," says Jamtin.
The conference will primarily focus on humanitarian relief, humanitarian access and early recovery. It is a follow-up to a meeting with the same focus held in Geneva on July 14, 2006.
The conference will be held in Stockholm on Friday September 1, the day after the international conference on Lebanon. This is in order to facilitate the participation of countries and organisations proposing to attend both conferences.
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