UNRWA
The UN Agency for #PalestineRefugees
#UNRWAworks
- In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their towns and villages. These events are known as the #Nakba. 77 years later, Palestinians continue to be forcibly displaced. Since the war in #Gaza began, about 90% of the population have been forced to flee their homes. #NakbaDay
- Humanitarian supplies — food, hygiene kits, medicine, shelter items — are sitting in warehouses out of #Gaza due to the blockade. With crossings closed, aid is at risk of expiring — that’s food people can’t eat, medicine people can’t take. UNRWA is ready to deliver. The siege must be lifted.
- "What I can say, what we see, what we observe, food and humanitarian assistance is indeed being used to meet the political or military objective in the context of #Gaza", UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told Jeremy Bowen on BBC. The ongoing siege must end.
- Is Israel using humanitarian aid as a weapon of war in #Gaza? "I have absolutely no doubt, this is what we have witnessed," UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini replied to Jeremy Bowen on BBC. The siege must be lifted. UNRWA teams are ready to scale up the delivery of critical supplies and services.
- “We are used to different types of malnutrition, created by climate change, by drought, by conflict. In the context of #Gaza, it is none of that, it is man-made from the start to what we see today,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini tells @metro.co.uk
- In #Gaza, "Starvation is spreading. People are exhausted. People are hungry," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini tells Jeremy Bowen on BBC News. Gaza has become a killing field. Civilians are in an endless death loop. The siege must be lifted and a #CeasefireNow must resume.
- Over the past month, the vast majority of households in #Gaza have reported a decline in water access, amid deteriorating sanitation conditions. UNRWA operates and repairs water wells in Gaza as part of its work to provide people with clean water sources and improved health conditions. #UNRWAworks
- "I think there is a collective responsibility from the international community," UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini told BBC, speaking on #Gaza. "The passivity, the indifference being shown until now, the lack of political, diplomatic, economic action." Full story: www.bbc.com/news/article...
- “We have humanitarian principles because these principles help us to save lives... In a situation where food is not available, this is a recipe for chaos.” UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini tells BBC. Israel’s #Gaza supply scheme risks unequal access and weaponizes humanitarian aid amid the siege.
- "While people are talking, the children of #Gaza are starving. The clock is ticking. After more than 9 weeks of siege, a collective punishment." UNRWA Juliette Touma tells to @rte.ie. Immediate action is critical to prevent the population of the Gaza Strip from descending into famine.
