GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has stressed the need for political will to stop “the current mass starvation” in the Gaza Strip.
“We are not asking for the impossible. Allow the UN including UNRWA and humanitarian partners to do our work: assist people in need and preserving their dignity,” Lazzarini said in social media remarks on Friday.
“We are back to the blaming game while the people of Gaza are starving and trying to survive heavy bombardments,” Lazzarini added.
“There are reports that 900 trucks were sent in the past two weeks. That’s just over 10 percent of the daily needs of people in Gaza. The aid that’s being sent now makes a mockery to the mass tragedy unfolding under our watch,” the UNRWA chief highlighted.
“During the ceasefire earlier this year, when bureaucratic and security restrictions were lifted by political will, the UN including UNRWA brought in 600 to 800 trucks a day. No diversion of aid was reported. This is how we collectively turned the tide and prevented a man-made famine,” he said.
