Even though this pause was extended beyond the four days initially agreed, it still wasn’t nearly enough for War Child and other aid agencies to reach the 1.1 million children in urgent need of aid.
Last night, MPs in the UK voted against calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and Israel, despite the numerous calls made by War Child and many other human rights and humanitarian organisations across the country.
Overnight, the escalation in Gaza has intensified rapidly. Airstrikes have reached an unprecedented level, virtually all communication lines have been cut off and 125 children have been killed.
The UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General and all world leaders with influence must take immediate action to ensure a ceasefire comes into effect. It remains our only option to avert further loss of civilian life and humanitarian catastrophe. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience.
We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately.
Celebrities and international security experts join call for British families to be brought home from unlawful detention in Syria.
War Child, the leading charity for children affected by conflict, is calling for a rapid and significant scale-up of the humanitarian response to earthquake survivors – particularly children - in north-west Syria.
On 19th July 2022, former VoiceMore participant Patrick delivered a powerful statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict.
In collaboration with various charities, War Child UK calls for the Secretary-General to ensure that his report accurately reflects data collected and verified by the United Nations Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism.
The carnage we’ve witnessed in Ukraine over the past two months has been a reminder, if needed, that all wars are waged against children.
