UNRWA staff continue to provide medical care at eight operating health centers and shelters in Gaza. Having familiarized himself with the results of the investigation into the activities of UNRWA, the UN chief supported the agency Peace and Security
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for “vigorous support” for the UN Agency for Palestinian Affairs in the Near East (UNRWA). António Guterres said he accepts the final findings of the independent investigation into UNRWA, launched in response to unproven allegations that agency personnel participated in the October 7 attacks on Israel.
The final report of the investigation was prepared under the leadership of former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
“The Secretary-General accepts the recommendations contained in Ms. Colonna’s report,” the UN chief’s press secretary said in a statement. “He agreed with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini that UNRWA, with the support of the Secretary-General, would develop an action plan to implement the recommendations contained in the final report.” conclusions and recommendations to the UN Secretary General four weeks ago. They said UNRWA had “a significant number of mechanisms and procedures to ensure respect for the humanitarian principle of neutrality,” although problems remained in certain “critical areas.”
Violence in Gaza and the West Bank
Meanwhile, the UN Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA) reported that a baby was saved by emergency caesarean section in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip. His mother was seriously wounded in an airstrike and later died.
“Doctors in Gaza were able to save the life of a baby in her mother’s womb after she died from a head injury ” said Dominic Allen, UNFPA Representative in Palestine. According to him, the mother was 30 weeks pregnant. She died along with her husband and her other children.
Life while waiting for shelling
Speaking in Geneva, the Special Rapporteur The UN on the right to health has stressed that recent months and decades of violence have taken a huge toll on the mental health of the enclave’s besieged population and health workers.
“Imagine that you live in constant anticipation of a bomb falling or shelling. You get shot at when you are trying to find food and water,” said Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng. – Knowing that your life can end at any moment is not normal. This has been the norm for residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territory for decades.”
UNRWA said a child dies every 10 minutes in Gaza and reiterated its calls for an end to the violence. and also give full access to humanitarian aid entering the enclave.