Gaza Emergency

SAVE THE CHILDREN'S RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY IN GAZA

Following the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in December 2008 - January 2009, 20 Family Centres were set up across the Gaza Strip, in order to respond to the emergency situation. The Family Centres provide access to quality services in child protection, education and health. The overall goal is to ensure children's right to survival and development and to protect them from 
violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.

• Gaza Crisis - One Year On : One year after Operation Cast Lead began, the children of Gaza continue to face enormous challenges as their families struggle to rebuild their lives.

• Situation Report on Gaza Emergency - 2 June 2009 Update: With the blockade completing its 22nd month and the needs that emerged out of Israel’s “Cast Lead” offensive still hardly addressed, the entire population of Gaza remains affected by a severe crisis of human dignity

• More than a month on from the unilateral ceasefires that ended the Israeli offensive in Gaza on 18 January 2009, Gazan children face many difficulties in continuing their education.

• The humanitarian community requires immediate, full and free access to children and their families in the Gaza Strip in order to respond to the current crisis (February 9 2009)

• Children in Gaza Crisis Fact Sheet Save the Children has to date has reached some 30,000 people, including 16,800 children, with food.  The agency has also provided 7,120 people, including 3,987 children, with hygiene kits..(January 19 2009)

• Save the Children Begins Large-scale Relief Effort for Children in Gaza Following Ceasefire Baby Kits and Hygiene Kits Arrived and Distributed in Gaza Today(January 18 2008 Jerusalem)

• Save the Children Ready to Begin Large-Scale Relief Effort for Children in Gaza (January 16 2008 Jerusalem)

• As tanks move further into Gaza City and the entire area endures escalating bombardment and fighting in the streets, Save the Children is calling for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access to all of Gaza to ensure the protection of the civilian population, especially its children (January 15 2008 Jerusalem)

• More than 200 lives lost since UN call for ceasefire aid agencies say (January 14 2009)

• Newborns and Babies in Gaza Face Increasing Health Threats is available (January 9 2009)

• Press release-Gaza (January 7 2009)

• Press release-Gaza (January 4 2009)

• Press release-Gaza (December 31 2008)

• June 8, 2007 : AIDA statement on 40 years occupation. more

• June 5, 2007:  Statement on 40 Years Occupation. Save the Children Sweden and Save the Children UK: Protection Must Be Provided for Palestinian Refugee Children more

FACT SHEETS

• Alliance Gaza Impact Children Fact Sheet (January 9 2009)

• Fact sheet-Gaza (January 6 2009)

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