{"id":194076,"date":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=194076"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:44:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:44:17","slug":"auto-insert-194076","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-194076\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza fuel crisis affecting public hospitals, SecGen reiterates support for UNSCO Special Coordinator Serry and abduction of 3 Israeli teens in West Bank topics at noon briefing &#8211; SG&#8217;s Spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-top:9px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<br \/>\nBY <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>STEPHANE DUJARRIC<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>, SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-bottom:4.5px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&#160;<\/span><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>GAZA FUEL CRISIS AFFECTS PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SAYS U.N.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/unocha.org\/\" style=\"color:#5f5f5f;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>OCHA<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">) says that the Gaza fuel crisis has affected public hospitals, which consume 8,000 litres of diesel a day, with only 20 per cent left in reserve. As a result, elective surgical operations will be cancelled and ambulance travel will have to be reduced by 50 per cent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\" style=\"color:#5f5f5f;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>World Health Organization<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;is procuring drugs and disposables for chronic diseases, worth US$ 1.5 million, but it will take several weeks to start the delivery of these items. Hospitals are suffering from the shortages and have appealed for support from international organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;\"><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about the mandate of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsco.org\/\" style=\"color:#5f5f5f;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>UN Special Coordinator<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#2f2f2f;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;for the Middle East, Robery Serry, the Spokesman reiterated the Secretary-General&#8217;s full support for Mr. Serry and the integrity and transparency of his work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#2f2f2f;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about three abducted Israeli youths, the Spokesman reiterated the Secretary-General&#8217;s condemnation of their abduction. 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