Recently, the Gaza region has been brutally bombed by Israel, and this time, UN Children** spokesman James Elder expressed his anger and grief at a press conference. He condemned the local authorities' ignorance of children's humanitarian concerns, as well as Israel's retaliatory attacks. Over the course of nearly two weeks, he had witnessed first-hand the devastation of the Gaza Strip, especially the war injuries inflicted on children.
Children are the most innocent victims of this conflict. Elder stressed that what these children need is not sympathy and mercy, but justice and dignity. Health authorities in the Gaza Strip said at least 19,667 Palestinians have been killed and 52,586 injured in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, Xinhua news agency reported.
Most of them are women and children, and these humanitarian disasters have also caused extensive damage to infrastructure, including homes, schools, mosques, power stations, water plants, etc., exacerbating the suffering of the local population. At a press conference, James Elder, the spokesperson for children at the United Nations Children**, called on the international community to take immediate action to end atrocities against children and protect their lives and rights.
He stressed that the international community should put pressure on Israel to abide by international humanitarian law and to cease any military operations in the Gaza Strip, especially attacks on hospitals, schools and other civilian targets. At the same time, the international community should also provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, including food, water, medical care and education, in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis there.
He also said that UN Children** will continue to provide the necessary support and services to children in the Gaza Strip, bringing some comfort and hope to their future. The conflict has claimed the lives of many children, destroying their homes and their futures. In doing so, we should not forget that these children are lives with names, dreams and futures.
They were supposed to grow up in a safe and happy environment, but they were lost everything by war. What they need is not sympathy and mercy, but justice and dignity. Each of us should focus on this humanitarian catastrophe and work together for the future of children.