12 September 2024
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
Gaza.
Endless and senseless killing, day after day.
Another school sheltering displaced people hit in Nuseirat today. Among the people killed are six UNRWA staff working and providing support to families who have sought refuge in the school.
Since the beginning of this war, at least 220 UNRWA staff have been killed in Gaza.
Humanitarian staff, premises and operations have been blatantly and unabatedly disregarded since the beginning of the war.
The longer impunity prevails, the more international humanitarian law & the Geneva Conventions will become irrelevant.
Time for Ceasefire Now.
Time for Accountability.
Document Type: Statement
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA, Women
Publication Date: 12/09/2024
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/endless-and-senseless-killing-day-after-day
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA, Women
Publication Date: 12/09/2024
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/endless-and-senseless-killing-day-after-day