Gaza aid blockade affecting more than one million children: UNICEF

ONU - 05/04
The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than one million children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday.

No aid has been allowed into Gaza since 2 March, representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war, resulting in shortages of food, safe water, shelter, and medical supplies.

UNICEF said that without these essentials, malnutrition, diseases and other preventable conditions will likely surge, leading to an increase in preventable child deaths.

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