{"id":290206,"date":"2023-10-30T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=290206"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:55:39","slug":"remarks-by-unrwa-commissioner-general-philippe-lazzarini-at-the-memorial-service-held-in-honor-of-unrwa-staff-tragically-lost-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/remarks-by-unrwa-commissioner-general-philippe-lazzarini-at-the-memorial-service-held-in-honor-of-unrwa-staff-tragically-lost-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Memorial Service Held in Honor of UNRWA Staff Tragically Lost in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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30 October 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Download video of UNRWA Commissioner-General here<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AMMAN<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for joining this gathering today to remember and pay tribute to all our colleagues who have been so tragically killed over the past three weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lost at least 59 colleagues, and it pains me greatly to know that there are likely many more deaths we still have to verify.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe colleagues killed were mothers and fathers, daughters and sons. Extraordinary people who dedicated their lives to their communities. They represented the best humanity has to offer \u2013 brave, compassionate, and devoted to the service of others.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir deaths are a loss not only to those who knew and loved them, and to the Agency, but to humanity as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing so many colleagues in such a short time has left the Agency, and each of us, in a state of shock and profound grief. We will never be the same \u2013 their deaths leave a void at the heart of the Agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite this grave loss, I am humbled and amazed to see you all continue to do every day the difficult and heartbreaking work of providing protection and support to civilians in the most challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cThousands of our colleagues, despite the fact that they share the same loss, fear, and daily struggle of millions of Gazans, put on their UN vest and go to work.\u00a0 They are our true heroes. They are the face of humanity during its darkest hours.\u00a0 I am deeply grateful to them and to you all.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to know that the senior management and I are with you every step of the way. We will not give up our constant efforts to advocate for the protection of civilians and all UNRWA installations, and the uninterrupted flow of meaningful humanitarian aid to civilians, wherever they are in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN family and the friends and supporters of UNRWA all over the world stand with us in our grief and in honoring our colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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