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Monthly Update - May 2012 The new-born child: improving survival in Gaza Every year, an estimated 1,600 babies die in the first four weeks of their life in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). More than half die in their first week. stories from the field
New sanitation facilities help Palestinian girls focus on their studies By Monica Awad Jalood, occupied Palestinian territory, 21 March 2012- For 8-year old girl Manal, going to school is no longer a source of stress, as she no longer has to wonder whether she will be able to access toilets at her school between classes.
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UNICEF welcomes Japan’s donation in support of Palestinian children RAMALLAH, occupied Palestinian territory, 8 March 2012 – The Government of Japan has stepped up with a major donation of nearly 16 million USD to provide critical support to Palestinian children and women in partnership with UNICEF. VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN
CAAC bulletin on grave violations against Israeli and Palestinian children
Since 2007, a UNICEF-led working group has reported on the impacts of armed conflict on children in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The violations included killing and injuries, arrest and detention, ill-treatment and torture, recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups, attacks on schools and hospitals, displacement and denial of humanitarian access. |