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UNICEF Expands Support for Displaced Palestinian Children and Host Communities in Egypt
Cairo, 17 November 2024 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) , in partnership with the Government of Egypt and the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), is providing critical humanitarian assistance to support Palestinian children and families in Egypt displaced by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. With a gen...
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Adam, a seven years old Syrian child. He was born alongside his twin brother in El-Za’tari camp in Jordan. His twin brother died only when he was four days old due to a congenital heart disease. Adam's parents brought him to Egypt in fear of his health after he had started showing signs of his late twin's illness....
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deteriorating situation for children in Israel and the State of
NEW YORK, 9 October 2023 – “Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abducting of children – grave rights violations which UNICEF wholeheartedly condemns. “Yet less than 72 hours after the outbreak of horrific violence in Israel, reports indicate that grave rights violations against children are rampant. Many chi...
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UN agencies call for the immediate release of a seriously ill Palestinian child detained in Israel
AMMAN/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, 20 January 2022- : “The Government of Israel has extended the detention of Amal Nakhleh until 18 May 2022 without charge or trial. Amal, 17 years old when arrested, has been in administrative detention for more than one year. “Neither Amal nor his lawyers or family have been informed of ...
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Situation in State of Palestine and Israel at dangerous tipping point
NEW YORK, 12 May 2021 – “At least 14 children in the State of Palestine and 1 child in Israel have been reported killed since Monday. “Another 95 children in Gaza and the West Bank – including East Jerusalem – and 3 children in Israel have reportedly been injured in the past five days. “The situation is at a dange...
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37 Palestinian children injured and arrested in East Jerusalem
Statement from Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa and Lucia Elmi, UNICEF Special Representative in the State of Palestine AMMAN/EAST JERUSALEM, 9 May 2021: “Over the past two days, 29 Palestinian children were injured in East Jerusalem including in the Old City and the She...