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NRW opens doors for wounded children from Gaza – a ray of hope!
NRW plans to take in wounded children from Gaza. State Chancellery prepares medical care, ensures return after treatment.
NRW opens doors for wounded children from Gaza – a ray of hope!
Amid the tense situation in the Gaza Strip, there is positive news for injured children in North Rhine-Westphalia. The head of the State Chancellery and North Rhine-Westphalia's European Minister Nathanael Liminski (CDU) has stated that the federal state is ready to take in traumatized children from the crisis region. In an interview with the Rhenish Post Liminski commented on the preparations that have already been made and the discussions with various cooperation partners.
Seriously injured children and young people should receive special medical care in highly specialized hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia. “We have to make sure that these children get the best possible treatment,” said Liminski. However, in order to receive medical care, the authorities in the Gaza Strip must create the necessary conditions.
Ensuring return
An important concern of the state government is that the children can return to their homeland after their treatment. The federal government is responsible for the legal and organizational framework for the transfer of these children. There is therefore close coordination with the federal government here.
But NRW is not the only federal state that is committed to taking in children. Hamburg and Bremen have also already announced that they will provide capacities for medical care for injured children from the conflict area. In particular, Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) had already emphasized the importance of accepting children from Gaza and Israel in a letter to the federal government in August.
The situation in the Gaza Strip
These developments are not only worrying for the people of Gaza, but also shed light on the urgency of helping injured children. While aid is being launched in North Rhine-Westphalia, the necessary conflict and insecurity in the region must be kept in mind in the background. Both national and international support is needed to bring these children to safety and provide them with the necessary medical care.