The first phase of the #polio campaign kicks off in the middle areas
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
“I am relieved” says a mother in #Gaza after her baby girl receives the two drops of vaccines in @UNRWA clinic.
1st phase of the #polio campaign kicks off in the middle areas.
This is a race against time to reach just over 600,000 children across the Gaza Strip in the coming days.
For this to work, parties to the conflict must respect the temporary area pauses.
For the sake of children across the region a lasting ceasefire is overdue.
Thank you @UNRWA teams & our partners in @WHO and @UNICEF
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