"Estelle", (Ship to Gaza - 2012) and her visitors : 無料・フリー素材/写真
"Estelle", (Ship to Gaza - 2012) and her visitors / Hakan Akçura
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| 説明 | Ship to Gaza is visiting Stockholm from Monday 9 to Friday 13 JulyWhen Ship to Gaza’s S/V Estelle put into Stockholm on Monday morning, she had a tenth of her voyage to Gaza behind her. The voyage began just two weeks ago in Umeå, calling at Nyköping and Visby on the way.Passengers from Visby included Peter Herthelius, chairman of Save the Children Gotland. Save the Children International, Save the Children’s international parent organisation, recently launched its report “Gaza’s children: Falling behind”, which sets out with scientific precision the devastating effects of the blockade on all aspects of children’s lives in the Gaza Strip.Here are some of the facts highlighted in the report:- One in ten children under five suffers from chronic malnutrition.- The majority of children in Gaza suffer from anaemia (not amnesia, as was incorrectly stated in yesterday’s press release), caused by dietary iron deficiency: 58.6 per cent of schoolchildren, 68.1 per cent of children aged between 9 and 12 months, and a third (36.8 per cent) of all pregnant women. Iron-deficiency anaemia that is left untreated has a detrimental effect on children’s development and on the outcome of pregnancy.- Diseases caused by lack of sanitation, such as typhoid fever and diarrhoea, are a common cause of death in children under the age of three. According to reports from clinics that treat refugees in the Gaza Strip, the incidence of serious diseases such as these has increased. However, there is currently insufficient monitoring for the full effects of untreated sewage and poor water quality to be determined.Peter Herthelius comments:“By challenging the blockade, Ship to Gaza is demanding that the international community act in accordance with international law.”The Estelle is moored at Quay-berth 160, Stadsårdskajen, outside the Swedish Museum of Photography, until Friday 13 July when we set course for Malmö.There will be guided tours of the Estelle at 3 p.m. daily – the media and general public are welcome to attend. Open-air meetings with music and speeches will be held at Slussen every day between 12 noon and 1 p.m. While the Estelle is in Stockholm the ship will be painted before her departure for Gaza.You can read Save the Children’s report here:www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/Gazas...Spokespeople for Ship to Gaza:Dror Feiler: +46 702855777Mattias Gardell: +46 703036666Ann Ighe: +46 709740739Victoria Strand + 46 727356564Media co-ordinator:Mikael Löfgren: +46 707983643media@shiptogaza.se |
| 撮影日 | 2012-07-12 15:51:50 |
| 撮影者 | Hakan Akçura , Stockholm, Sweden |
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