No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025 - representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war - leading to shortages of food, safe water, shelter, and medical supplies. Despite an extremely challenging situation, UNICEF and its partners are keeping a critical presence, delivering services like the resumption of neonatal health care services in the north and providing 21 respiratory machines to save the lives of 150 newborns; increased access to drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people; addressing malnutrition, with more than 7,800 children under 2-years-old reached with Ready to Use Complementary Food (RUCF) and more than 33,500 screened for acute malnutrition; prevention of family separation with more than 300 children reunited with their parents after having been separated by displacement orders and intense strikes. UNICEF also urges states with influence to use their leverage over the parties to stop the conflict and ensure their respect for international law, including the special respect and protection due to children affected by armed conflict.
Author: John Pike
Published at: 2025-04-05 22:30:54
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