Ongoing efforts to support healthcare workers and children in the Middle East

Irish nurses and midwives have been expressing their deep concerns about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation renewed our call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East. We strongly support the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’s appeal for the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill and for strict adherence to BDS principles to protect human rights. The INMO also stands with the Irish Government and Uachtarán na hÉireann in calling for the Israeli Government to reverse its ban on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

In partnership with the Gaza Paediatric Care Initiative (GPCI), the INMO urges the Irish government to work with relevant Egyptian and Israeli authorities to expedite the evacuation of children in critical need of medical care, in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO). You can read our full statement here.