Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Under Attack

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Middle East crisis: Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

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Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza .

The goal is to reach more than 100,000 children with the final vaccine dose to ensure that the paralysing virus does not spread across the Strip or the region.

More than 58,600 children received a second polio vaccine dose on Saturday .

Head of UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA , said children are now losing a second year of schooling due to the ongoing Gaza conflict.

UN agencies have been delivering support to civilians since late September .

More than 71 per cent of arrivals to Syria from Lebanon are Syrian , UN agency says.

UN teams are operating at the border, providing emergency relief, including food and water.

Yemen : New water lifeline’ launched to improve sanitation services for over 185,000 people.

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