Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has emphasized the urgent need to uphold the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to restore a safe educational environment for children after two years of devastation caused by Israeli military operations.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, John Whyte, Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, highlighted the necessity of resuming education for Palestinian children. He noted that UNRWA remains the largest provider of emergency education in Gaza and is actively working to create spaces in schools to resume classes.
Since the ceasefire came into effect, Whyte explained that UNRWA teams have been striving to find space in some schools to provide education for around 10,000 children daily, compared to about 60,000 during the previous ceasefire. The agency is also seeking to expand its operations further, including offering online education, with up to 300,000 children in Gaza expected to register for remote learning programs.
Whyte stressed the importance of maintaining the ceasefire to ensure that all children in Gaza can return to a learning environment after two years of war, trauma, and hardship.
