RAMALLAH, May 31 (Bernama-WAFA) -- The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stated on Saturday that the volume of humanitarian aid currently reaching Gaza is vastly disproportionate to the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the besieged territory.
According to Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA), Lazzarini in a press statement warned that famine in Gaza can still be prevented - if there is political will.
“What we are asking for is not impossible,” he said, calling for the United Nations to be allowed to carry out its humanitarian role in delivering aid to those in need and upholding their dignity.
Lazzarini revealed that only 900 aid trucks had entered Gaza over the past two weeks - covering a mere 10 percent of the population’s daily needs. He stressed that halting the current famine requires political action, not just logistical measures.
He also urged that UN agencies and humanitarian organisations be allowed to resume their operations in Gaza, following a halt in aid truck deliveries that has been in place since March 2.
Lazzarini noted that during the previous ceasefire, UNRWA and other humanitarian groups had managed to bring in 600 to 800 trucks per day, underscoring that it is feasible to meet the aid needs if access is granted.
-- BERNAMA-WAFA
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