Gaza People Being Killed by Bombs, Bullets, Lack of Food and Water, Guterres Deplores
Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kampala on Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the refusal to accept the the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people is unacceptable. “This would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security; exacerbate polarization and embolden extremists everywhere,” he said.
"This summit falls at another moment of deep division, human rights, international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the UN Charter are being flouted with impunity. I will not relent in my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and an immediate unconditional release of all hostages,” he added.
“The wholesale destruction of Gaza and the number of civilian casualties in such a short period are totally unprecedented during my mandate,” the secretary-general said, noting that the UN has also been affected as 152 staff have been killed.
The Israeli regime’s war on Gaza that started on Oct. 7 has killed nearly 25,000 people besides causing mass displacement, destruction and shortage of food, water and medicine.
Guterres said the people in the Gaza Strip are dying, not only from bombs and bullets but from lack of food and clean water, and hospitals without power and medicine.
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“Although humanitarians are doing their best to deliver aid, they face constant bombardments and daily dangers, amid enormous constraints posed by damaged roads, communication blackouts and access denials,” he said.
"We see clear convergence between the principles of the UN Charter and the Bandung principles of the Non-Aligned Movement. And you have an important role at the United Nations."
Source: Anadolu Agency
