POSTURE OF ALAPE IN TIMES OF WAR IN GAZA
"When grown don't do the same"-
this is a simple message sent from
a child of Chile to a child in Iraq.
The terrible war situation held in the Middle
East and the humanitarian crisis that this causes,
has it's mayor impact over the less fortunate,
our children and adolescents.
We are aware that the genetic and political
elements causing this crisis are very complex.
As human beings, pediatricians, health providers
and guardians of our childhood, definitively
can't be indifferent towards this situation,
which at the long term affects directly the
population we care and take care of.
War, no matter the cause, is the way that humanity
shows its imperfection. We strongly condemned
the missile attack from Gaza to Israel, as well
as the Israeli response affecting the civilian
population. As we postulate, at this present
in time, in the Gaza frontier, in Iraq, in Colombia,
or were there is a war conflict in our world,
the population mostly affected during these
absurd war times are the children, innocent
boys, girls and adolescents that live in these
regions.
We, the Latin American Pediatric Association,
representing pediatricians of all Latin countries
and in marked defense of the children of the
world, want to unite efforts in the initiative
over any other consideration, to demand these
governments involved in this war to:
- Suspend future hostilities, especially those
affecting the children and civilian population.
- Allow the immediate transport of the seriously
wounded to regional facilities more appropriate
for healthcare services.
- Facilitate the entrance of medical services
and humanitarian help into Gaza.
- Provide medical, nutritional, social and
psychological attention in a prioritizing way
to the children and young adults.
- Assure that the main goal of each child is
to live, grow and develop with dignity, peace
and respect, with their own family, in their
society and without any discrimination.
- Work intensively to reach a diplomatic statute,
to reach long lasting peace for all nations
of our world.
Sincerely,
Directive Committee of ALAPE
Latin American Pediatric Association
