Agreement has been reached on humanitarian pauses that will allow a second round of polio vaccinations to begin for 590,000 children under the age of 10 in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 14, Catherine Russell, executive director of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF, said Thursday.

“Humanitarian pauses have been agreed for specific areas. It is critical that these pauses are respected by all parties. Without them, the vaccination of children will not be possible,” Russell said in a statement.