UNRWA: The ceasefire must be adhered to in order to return the children of Gaza to an educational environment
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, stressed The necessity of adhering to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in order to return children to an educational environment two years after the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation forces, and the resulting trauma and suffering.
This came according to media statements by the Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, John White, the contents of which were reported by UNRWA on the “X” platform.
White confirmed that Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip “need education, so we must strive to achieve that.”
He pointed out that “UNRWA is still the largest provider of emergency education in the Gaza Strip, and is trying to find spaces in some Gaza schools to provide education services.”
He explained that “since the last ceasefire, our teams have been trying to find spaces In some schools to provide education services to about 10,000 children per day, compared to about 60,000 children during the previous ceasefire.
The UN official pointed out that “UNRWA is currently trying to expand the scope of its work in this field again, including providing online education services to children, and that up to 300,000 children in Gaza will register with us for online learning.”
White stressed that The need to adhere to the ceasefire to return all children in Gaza to an educational environment, after two years of war, trauma and suffering.
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