John, we're just making sure you saw this urgent update from Save the Children CEO Janti Soeripto on the devastating violence against children in Gaza and Israel.
While this is a rapidly changing situation, we know that children in crisis in this region and around the world need your help now and will continue to need our support for many years to come. That’s why we’re urgently asking you to donate to the Children’s Emergency Fund today:
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From: Janti Soeripto, Save the Children
Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2023
Subject: We condemn violence against children in the strongest possible terms.
John – We are extremely concerned about the worsening situation in Gaza and Israel.
Save the Children condemns the killing of civilians – especially children – in the strongest possible terms. Children are always the most at risk in every conflict, and we must protect them. Children have the right to a life free from violence and to live in peace – no matter where they are born or where they live.
With the death toll climbing, children are at risk and terrified in both Gaza and Israel. Children have been killed and injured in every major escalation, not to mention suffering from serious longer-term mental health impacts – they’ve never emerged unscathed.
Enough is enough. We urgently call for the violence to stop.
We must deliver emergency aid, unimpeded. We must allow children and their families to seek safety. We must scale up humanitarian assistance to meet the demands of the crisis. We must provide lifesaving aid to children.
Save the Children has released resources from our Children’s Emergency Fund to protect children impacted by this devastating violence. This fund supports children in crisis around the world to ensure we can be there in their times of greatest need.
