Calls to send food aid to Gaza denied, says UNRWA’s chief

RAMALLAH: The UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Sunday that made by The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and other UN agencies to send food aid to the Gaza Strip have been denied.

Lazzarini said in a statement on X that the ‘famine in Gaza can still be avoided.’

“The last time UNRWA was able to deliver food aid to northern Gaza was on 23 January,” he said. “Since then, together with other UN agencies, we have warned against looming famine, appealed for regular humanitarian access, stated that famine can be averted if more food convoys are allowed into northern Gaza on a regular basi.”

“Our calls to send food aid have been denied and have fallen on deaf ears. This is a man made disaster. The world committed to never let famine happen again. Famine can still be avoided, through genuine political will to grant access and protection to meaningful assistance,” the agency’s chief noted. “The days to come will once again test our common
humanity and values.”

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA