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UN Urges Ceasefire to Vaccinate Gaza's Children: Polio Threat Grows Amid Relentless Bombing

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UN Urges Ceasefire to Vaccinate Gaza's Children: Polio Threat Grows Amid Relentless Bombing

UN Urges Ceasefire to Vaccinate Gaza's Children: Polio Threat Grows Amid Relentless Bombing

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is making an urgent plea for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to conduct a mass polio vaccination campaign.

The situation is dire as bombs continue to fall, making it impossible to protect the children.

The UN stresses that under the current conditions of ongoing strikes and violence, vital vaccination efforts cannot proceed.

Will the world respond to this call for a ceasefire, or will Gaza's children be left unprotected against the threat of polio?

Watch the full video to understand the critical need for a 'polio pause' in the war-torn region.

#GazaCrisis #VaccinateGaza #UNRWA #HumanitarianPause #PolioThreat #ProtectChildren #SaveGaza #WarAndHealth #EndTheViolence #GlobalHealth ~HT.97~PR.274~ED.101~


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