“The hospital system in Gaza has all but collapsed. We have paediatricians in field hospitals in Gaza who said that they are seeing cases of malnutrition. They are seeing hepatitis, jaundice, gastroenteritis. These are horrific challenges facing children. And we just do not have supplies or enough personnel to deal with this.”
Alexandra Saieh, head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at Save the Children International
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the provincial public health agency — the first such death in the province since 1989, when tracking began.
Since the war on Gaza began, all of the enclave’s schools have closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children without formal schooling or a safe place to stay.
For children already traumatised by war, losing out on education during key years of their development is another devastating blow.
Children play in a charred van in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 12, 2024 [AFP]
Courtney Gore, the co-host of a right-wing online talk show, won a seat on a Texas school board on the basis that she would undo leftist indoctrination and get rid of educational materials with inappropriate messages about sexuality and race. Then she took office and actually read the curriculum, finding that the subject matter simply taught children “how to be a good friend, a good human.” The Texas Tribune talked to her about why she ran for office, what she thinks is behind the push to take over school boards, and the backlash she's faced since speaking out against the ultra-right element of the Republican party.
If you want to do something for the #children in #Gaza and #Palestine, money is worth more than words. Especially when your words are directed against but not to #Israel.
Palestinians sit at their house which was destroyed in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
No, they use children as an excuse to strip the rights of #Bodily_autonomy away from women, as just another stepping stone to give more power to the state and less to the people.
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Dogs Placed in Elementary Schools Making a Big Difference in Academics and Mental Health for Michigan Students
"Research shows the presence of a trained dog lowers children’s stress, fosters a positive attitude toward learning, and smooths interactions between classmates."
A Palestinian child, wounded in Israeli fire during an Israeli invasion in Jabalia refugee camp, sits in a tent inside of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa