Unicef: 45,000 six-year-olds in Gaza cannot start school
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has said that, as the new school year was due to start across Palestine today, 45,000 six-year-old children in Gaza cannot start school due to displacement and relentlees Israeli attacks.
In a post on X, Unicef added that, in total 625,000 children have already been denied an entire school year and face a second year without education.
The agency said it is setting up temporary learning spaces, but urged: "What these children truly need, above all, is a ceasefire."
A whole school year has been denied for children in Gaza.
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) September 10, 2024
With partners, UNICEF has set up temporary learning spaces - providing learning kits and organizing recreational activities for children.
But what these children truly need, above all, is a ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/r6Q6mmq53z