About ten million gathered for Gaza residents
Almost ten million krónur was raised in the Red Cross emergency collection in Iceland (RKI) for the people of Gaza. The collection began in January and is now over.
« Once again, Icelanders show that they are present for people in great distress, » says Sólrún María Ólafsdóttir, team manager of the International Projects at the Red Cross, in a statement issued by the RKI.
It also states that the collection was an answer to the emergency request of the Palestinian Red Crescent, which is the Red Cross Movement's national community just like the Red Cross in Iceland. The money will be used for well -defined projects aimed primarily at trying to ensure people's access to health care, food, clean water and shelter.
« The goal is to give residents GASA vital humanitarian aid, » says Sólrún in the announcement.
Palestinian Red Crescent employees vaccinate children in Gaza. The aim is to vaccinate about 600,000 children under ten years.
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About two million of them are in trouble and over 90 percent of all housing in Gaza has been damaged or destroyed. Then there is a health service in the lame.
The Palestinian Red Crescent plays a key role in providing assistance to Gaza as well as in dealing with the needs of the West Bank. Support is also given to people who have been forced to flee Gaza to neighboring countries.
More information on the RKÍ website.
