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UN SECURITY COUNCIL PASSES TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION: NOW WORDS MUST BECOME ACTION TO PROTECT GAZA'S CHILDREN

25 Mar 2024 Occupied Palestinian territory

The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today.

New York, 25 March 2024 – The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today following the UN Security Council’s vote to pass a temporary ceasefire resolution, said Save the Children. However, while today’s ceasefire resolution is a vital step, it needs to be implemented immediately and sustained definitively to protect children and prevent atrocity crimes.  

WE STAND SIDE BY SIDE WITH CHILDREN IN THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST PLACES.


 Xavier Joubert, Save the Children Country Director in the occupied Palestinian territory, said: 

“Today’s UN Security Council decision has the potential to become a lifeline for the children of Gaza, who are being bombed, maimed and starved. This resolution calls for an immediate temporary ceasefire. It must deliver immediately and be extended definitively; children’s lives hang in the balance.  

The world is watching to see if Member States fulfill their obligations and turn these words into action.Swift and meaningful steps must be taken by the international community – the UN Security Council, General Assembly, and all its Member States - to immediately implement today's determination and do all within their power to secure its definitive extension. Children’s lives depend on it. Anything less will mark yet another failure, with devastating consequences for children." 

 

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Ruby Wright, Global Media Manager, ruby.wright@savethechildren.org, +44 (0)7969983222

Randa Ghazy, randa.ghazy@savethechildren.org, Regional Media Manager- North Africa, Middle East & Eastern Europe

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