Why the latest UN Security Council vote on Israel and Gaza isn’t good enough.
CEO of the War Child Alliance, Rob Williams, responds to the latest UN Security Council failure to call for a ceasefire.
News theme: Advocacy
Why David Cameron’s calls for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza are just empty words
Rocco Blume – War Child’s Global Head of Advocacy – responds to recent UK government statement on Israel and Gaza, and outlines why they need to get serious about backing an immediate ceasefire now.
Statement on the end of the temporary ceasefire in Gaza
Even though this pause was extended beyond the four days initially agreed, it still wasn’t nearly enough for War Child and other aid agencies to reach the 1.1 million children in urgent need of aid.
Exhaustion of Gaza fuel reserves is catastrophic for humanitarian assistance making a ceasefire more urgent than ever
Last night, MPs in the UK voted against calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and Israel, despite the numerous calls made by War Child and many other human rights and humanitarian organisations across the country.
Call for immediate ceasefire to halt further attacks on children
Overnight, the escalation in Gaza has intensified rapidly. Airstrikes have reached an unprecedented level, virtually all communication lines have been cut off and 125 children have been killed.
#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
The UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General and all world leaders with influence must take immediate action to ensure a ceasefire comes into effect. It remains our only option to avert further loss of civilian life and humanitarian catastrophe. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience.
URGENT PLEA TO AVERT UNPRECEDENTED HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AMID LOOMING ISRAELI LAND INCURSION INTO GAZA
We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately.
Bring Them Home campaign
Celebrities and international security experts join call for British families to be brought home from unlawful detention in Syria.
War Child warns rapid scale up in humanitarian response is needed to support vulnerable children at risk in Syria
War Child, the leading charity for children affected by conflict, is calling for a rapid and significant scale-up of the humanitarian response to earthquake survivors – particularly children - in north-west Syria.
Former VoiceMore participant delivers statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
On 19th July 2022, former VoiceMore participant Patrick delivered a powerful statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict.
