HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPOKESPERSON’S NOON BRIEFING
BY MARTIN NESIRKY, SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
MONDAY, 16 JULY 2012
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U.N. HUMANITARIAN ARM STRIVES FOR NEUTRALITY IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
- Asked about a letter sent to the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Spokesperson said OCHA’s role with regard to the humanitarian situation and concerns in the occupied Palestinian territory — as the UN coordinating body for humanitarian affairs — focuses mainly on advocacy, both on behalf of people in need of, or dependent on, humanitarian assistance, and with both Palestinians and Israelis. These include, for example, families made homeless by evictions or demolitions, such as in Area C of the West Bank, and people whose lives and livelihoods are affected by the impact of the Gaza blockade restrictions.
- Nesirky said that this advocacy includes providing an independent assessment of the situation on the ground and making this available publicly through fact-based reports, which are routinely shared with and used by national and international partners.
- However, he noted that OCHA does not implement programmes or directly provide relief items, but that OCHA strives to ensure its neutrality and impartiality in all aspects of its work.
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Document symbol: NoonBriefing_160712
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Assistance, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, House demolitions, Humanitarian relief, International presence
Publication Date: 16/07/2012
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Assistance, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, House demolitions, Humanitarian relief, International presence
Publication Date: 16/07/2012