”The humanitarian needs among the civilian population in Gaza are enormous, but it is almost impossible for aid workers to get access to the area,” says NRC Secretary General Elisabeth Rasmusson. "
The most important thing right now is reaching a ceasefire agreement. But without adequate international pressure on the parties, the war and the atrocities will continue. It is sad that there is a lack of political will to pressure the parties into abiding international law and humanitarian principles. The victims are once again the civilian population,” says Rasmusson.
Gaza is smaller than the city of Oslo, but has three times as many inhabitants. The citizens are practically locked in the city without any chance of fleeing to safety.
“First and foremost, our thoughts go out to the civilian victims of the conflict, but also to the brave humanitarian aid workers who have been able to gain access and are doing a formidable job under very difficult conditions. The humanitarian situations is worsening every hour and are reaching dimensions that are hard to imagine,” Rasmusson says.
NRC has previously run projects in Gaza and is prepared to resume its emergency aid work as soon as the conditions allow it.
The most important thing right now is reaching a ceasefire agreement. But without adequate international pressure on the parties, the war and the atrocities will continue. It is sad that there is a lack of political will to pressure the parties into abiding international law and humanitarian principles. The victims are once again the civilian population,” says Rasmusson.
Gaza is smaller than the city of Oslo, but has three times as many inhabitants. The citizens are practically locked in the city without any chance of fleeing to safety.
“First and foremost, our thoughts go out to the civilian victims of the conflict, but also to the brave humanitarian aid workers who have been able to gain access and are doing a formidable job under very difficult conditions. The humanitarian situations is worsening every hour and are reaching dimensions that are hard to imagine,” Rasmusson says.
NRC has previously run projects in Gaza and is prepared to resume its emergency aid work as soon as the conditions allow it.
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