Heads of UN humanitarian agencies decry war atrocities in Gaza – SABC News
A joint statement from the heads of key UN agencies says they are witnessing acts of war in Gaza that show an utter disregard for human life.
The statement included the heads of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Children’s Fund, the UN Relief and Works Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organisation, among others.
They point to the fact that for over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies had entered Gaza and rejected assertions by Israel that there was enough food in Gaza to feed all Palestinians in the enclave.
UNSG Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says, “Top officials from a number of UN agencies, notably OCHA, the World Food Programme, UNRWA, UNICEF and UNOPS, issued a statement a short while ago calling on the world to react with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza. The UN officials noted that for over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza and more than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again. Food, medicine, fuel, shelter supplies are piling up at crossing points and vital equipment is also stuck. Although the latest ceasefire allowed humanitarian workers to see that supplies reached every part of the Gaza Strip, they said assertions that there was now enough food for all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are far from the reality on the ground, and commodities are running extremely low.”