Hope amid ruins: Gaza sleeps without fear
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GENEVA (AA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF has raised alarm over the rising number of child deaths in the Gaza Strip since October 7. “Gaza has become a graveyard of children,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told a UN press briefing in Geneva. Elder reiterated UNICEF’s call for an immediate cease-fire a...
LONDON (AA) – The residents of Gaza need a cease-fire now to ensure their continued survival from a siege that has deprived them of the bare necessities of life, said the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees or UNRWA. Philippe Lazzarini, the agency’s commissioner-general, also condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which have [&he...
GAZA, Palestine (AA): Sitting inside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, amid wails and mourning, Ahmed Abu Al-Saba, 35, is inscribing his name on his arm. “We write our names on our hands and the names of our children on their hands to enable our bodies to be identified if the (Israeli) occupation planes bomb us,” […]
ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian children and families in the Gaza Strip have practically run out of water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday. “They are now forced to use dirty water from wells, increasing risks of waterborne diseases,” UNICEF said in a statement. “We need an immediate humanitarian pause to ensure unhindered and [&hell...
GENEVA (AA) – Palestinian civilians have “no safe place left to go” as violence has intensified, the World Health Organization has said. “With ongoing airstrikes, civilians have no safe place left to go. The Palestinian Ministry of Health has informed WHO that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients fr...
R21 vaccine expected to become available by middle of 2024, says head of UN’s public health agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a second vaccine against malaria to prevent risks for children. Two years after recommending the first vaccine RTS, S vaccine, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
ANKARA (AA) – At least two children were killed and another injured in an explosion in northern Afghanistan, state media reported on Monday. The incident took place in the Darzab district of Jawzjan province, which borders Turkmenistan, on Sunday, Bakhtar news agency reported, citing local officials. Children in war-torn Afghanistan often come...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – A surge in suspected cases of measles among children in Yemen is adding to the misery of civilians in the war-torn nation. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. It remains a significant cause of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. As of […]
9 out of 10 smokers start before age 18 as products have been made more affordable, warns U.N. agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on states to ban smoking and vaping in schools to protect youth. The tobacco industry “relentlessly” targets young people, as nine out of 10 smokers [&hellip...
Asni, Morocco — AFP In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to the tent city that is his new school, walking by torchlight and careful to avoid roaming dogs. His father accompanies him on the 14-kilometre walk from their remote village of Tinghar to […]
