Sweden Urged to Condemn Gaza Violence Affecting Children
Swedish Save the Children demands that Sweden condemns how the children in Gaza are affected by the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Gaza Blockade Endangers Pregnant Women and Newborns, Says Save the Children
Mothers' and newborns' lives are in danger under Israel's blockade of emergency aid to Gaza, writes Save the Children. No supplies have entered Gaza in the last month. Meanwhile, around 4,000 children have been born.
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Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
Israel announces on Sunday that the power supply to Gaza is being shut off. Save the Children is "appalled by the news". "Children's lives must never become a bargaining chip in the negotiations on ceasefire", says Cecilia Chatterjee-Martinsen, international chief of the organization, in a written comment to TT.
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The Government Increases Gaza Aid – Rejects Refugee Agency
The government is doubling the targeted support to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the region to 800 million kronor. At the same time, the core support to the refugee organization Unrwa is being abolished. It is important for the government that the money does not end up on a bank account but reaches all the way, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to TT.
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Almost 500 million children live in war
473 million children lived in a conflict zone in 2023. On average, 31 children – an entire school class – lost their lives or were maimed every day. More than a third of them were Palestinian children, according to a report from Save the Children.
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