Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator in the OPT, Genevieve Boutin, UNICEF Special Representative in the State of Palestine, and James Hainan, Head of the United Nations Office for Human Rights in Palestine, issued a joint statement calling for the release of all children in detention, including Palestinian children. The statement warned that detained children face an increased danger of developing COVID-19, with the absence of physical and preventive measures. They said that the best way to support the rights of children detained amid a serious pandemic in any country is to release them from detention, and called on the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to do so immediately. To check the news, click here