Gaza: Humanitarian Situation - Security Council meeting | United Nations
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Published 2024-07-26
The Security Council met today (26 Jul) to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the legislation in the Israeli Knesset concerning the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Antonia Marie de Meo, the Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA, noted the ongoing review by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) of the allegations made against UNRWA.
De Meo said UNRWA is targeted because of its role in safeguarding Palestinian refugees.
She said that UNRWA must continue to provide services until a credible solution for Israel and Palestine is at hand.
She warned that the bills before the Knesset on UNRWA make “a travesty of the multilateral responsibilities of Member States. They erode the very foundations of international law and multilateral norms.”
If these bills pass, she said, they will put all UNRWA staff and the Agency’s General Assembly mandate in direct danger.
Muhannad Hadi, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator dealing with the Palestinian territories, said that UNRWA has been shouldering the burden of this crisis.
The campaign against UNRWA, attacks against its premises, and legislative efforts to declare UNRWA a terrorist organization to end its operations are “utterly unacceptable and endanger our operations,” he said.
He reiterated, “The United Nations and our partners in Gaza, will never give up. We will continue to provide desperately needed assistance. But we need a safe enabling environment to do so.”
Also addressing the Council, Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, said, “Humanitarians in Palestine are trying to deliver on their noble mission in impossible circumstances and at the peril of their life. Our support should match their courage. UNRWA remains under attack. The baseless and shameless terrorism charge against a UN humanitarian agency are no longer a talking point but a license to kill.”
Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, said, “Where is the meeting demanding the return of our hostages? Without their immediate and unconditional release, there is no hope for peace and security. When the brutalities of Iran and its proxies are dismissed, Israel must take its future into its own hands. We will continue to carry out the necessary operations to defeat Hamas, along with anyone who attack attacks our citizens.”
Screenshot Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
All Comments (21)
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US vetoed ceasefire how many times already
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Awfully bold of the U.S. to bring up the hostages and how they need to be returned when they just had family members of the hostages arrested for protesting against netanyahus address to congress.
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IF YOU'RE UNITED FOR PEACE THEN PEACE WILL BEGIN NOW Thank you 🌹
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How many more UN meetings are going to be done before anyone does anything. This is ridiculous
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Why do they never condemn the thousands of illegal hostages held in Israeli prisons?
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Idk what this diplamte from the U.S is talking about he says stop playing politics with the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Then in the next sentence says Russia is not doing anything to help.😅 what does Russia have to do with that conflict America is the most involved and invested.
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Go watch - Star Trek 50 years of Humanism
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Dear 🇺🇸, what is the use of vaccinating these poor children when they are just skin and bones 😢. They need food and clean water 💧 .
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Kick out the occupying army and bring in UN security troops from willing countries.
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STAND UP LIKE ADULTS DON'T POINT FINGERS VOTE FOR A FULL MEMBERSHIP NOW IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A MEMBER NOW YOUR NOT KIDS HELLO Thank you 🌹
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I love Gaza state...❤
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How many times?
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Evry day meeting and nothing change in phallestine,so we don't see any benefits
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Thank you UNRWA for all that you do. ❤
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Who really is the Ter*ror-east UNRWA or Isr*ael?
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Why don't they talk about the Israeli hostages? There is no information about them
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I blame American news media for not covering what is happening in Gaza. I am tired of trying to convince my friends to watch/read something else besides cable and NYT.
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Please stop the war .Mercy on gaza people .For God sake.
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I don't see why everyone is against Russia? I love how their security council President talks. He is straight forward and always makes perfect sense to me when he is talking. When the representative of my country speaks, it never makes sense, it's always gaslighting, circles of mysterious excuses and hypocrisy, then let's not forget the flat out lies. I pray that God makes the truth prevail and that all of the wicked leadership is ended very soon🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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The U.S. representative sounds like Blinken in tone, speaking voice and hypocrisy.
