UNRWA: The level of hunger in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, “Philippe Lazzarini” Commissioner General of UNRWA (United Nations agency in the affairs of employment and relief to Palestinian refugees) said that there are efforts to destroy the UNRWA agency in the occupied Palestinian territories. He said that UNRWA was targeted; Because he has been the protector of the rights of refugees. Philip Lazzarini said that if we do not defend the Palestinian Refugee Agency, other UN agencies will also be targeted. The Commissioner General of UNRWA stated that the UN investigations show that the employees of this international organization have complied with the law. He pointed to the financial restrictions imposed on this international organization and said: Financial restrictions affect the quality of our services and It has affected the suffering of Palestinians. The Commissioner of UNRWA stated that the created financial challenges hindered the provision of services by this organization and more assistance is needed to face the challenges of the Gaza war. The Commissioner General of UNRWA said that before the Gaza war, more than 72% of the care Health was provided in 12 health centers, half of which are now out of order. He further added that more than 600,000 children in Gaza suffer from war injuries and are deprived of school. He called for support for UNRWA’s role in helping the people of Gaza in this great humanitarian disaster. Meanwhile, many international organizations call the Zionist regime’s genocidal war against Gaza a war against children, and there are many warnings. Regarding the disastrous consequences of the hunger war of the occupying enemy against the children of Gaza, international experts in nutrition announced: Gazan children who suffer from famine, even if they survive, severe malnutrition can lead to permanent damage to them. /p>

The statistics of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza indicate that since the beginning of the aggression of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip, according to the official statistics recorded in the hospitals, nearly 40 children have died due to malnutrition. In addition, a large number of children died due to hunger, whose statistics have not been recorded; Because the families of these children have not been able to take their children to hospitals due to the enemy’s siege and heavy bombings against different areas of Gaza.

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