Ruth Ayisi
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10-10-2011 13:37:02
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Unicef spokesperson James Elder is recently back from Gaza. He tells me the humanitarian situation there is "everything that the international community ever feared, but worse somehow: no aid and more attacks on civilian areas."
"When rules continue to be broken, whatever name is given to them, when we see international humanitarian law continuously broken with impunity, you are getting a new generation growing up in the world where injustice, what is happening in #Gaza, is normalized." - James Elder
“Sudan is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today, but it is not getting the world’s attention.” - Catherine Russell. Conflict is entering its third year in Sudan. Children need it to end. Learn more: unicef.link/42eKerq
The world is failing to protect children from the horrors of war. Grave violations against children cannot continue unchecked. This just cannot be the new normal. Full remarks from UNICEF’s Sheema SenGupta at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate: unicef.link/4eh15y8
“This is the cruel reality confronting many in Gaza today after months of insufficient aid being allowed into the territory, and parties to the conflict failing to uphold basic responsibilities to protect civilians.” - Catherine Russell Full statement: unicef.link/40Kib1K