New York (UNA/WAFA) – The United Nations Senior Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, said at dawn on Wednesday that “the situation in Gaza is completely devastated and the picture is bleak as civilians in the Strip continue to suffer.”. "
The UN Security Council held a closed session on Gaza late last night..
Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters after her briefing, Kaag referred to the inhumane conditions in which our civilian brothers, young and old, are trying to survive, warning that the obstacles faced by the UN and civilians there are preventing the ultimate goal of delivering aid to civilians.. "
The UN official said that she had reminded the Security Council since last April of the risk of a collapse of law and order, especially lawlessness and looting, “which has worsened amidst already very difficult circumstances, and is affecting what remains of the social fabric and stability.”
She added that if there is political will and the parties reach agreements and stick to them – as happened with the polio vaccination campaign – “then we can reach people.”
Kach pointed out that the requests they submitted to the Israeli government include winter supplies, health materials and all the basic supplies that Gaza lacks, indicating that she “discussed with the Israeli government the clear line of the United Nations regarding the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which is an indispensable role, especially in Gaza.”
She added: What we also need when we talk about aid to Gaza is to reopen the Rafah crossing..
The UN official stressed that the Gaza Strip needs to restart the commercial sector, as “people want to buy, and diversify the goods, and we need to continue to pressure.”.
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