Amnesty International, MSF, Oxfam and others say that UN help system “did not fail, but was prevented from working”
More than 100 NGOs (non -governmental organizations) of humanitarian aid, including,,, (doctors without borders) and A, released one about the spread of “hunger”In the Gaza Strip.
Organizations say that, in addition to the Palestinian population, humanitarian workers who are on the ground also will be in the lines of food delivery. The distribution of help remains insufficient to serve the population of more than 2 million people.
According to the document, signed by 109 entities, the daily average supply distribution in the Gaza Strip is only 28 trucks. The number is far below necessary to serve the entire local population, with many inhabitants spending weeks without receiving any assistance.
“Doctors report acute malnutrition records, especially among children and the elderly”The organizations said in the statement.”Diseases such as acute aqueous diarrhea are spreading, markets are empty, garbage is accumulating and adults are fainting on the streets for hunger and dehydration”They said.
The health situation has been progressively deteriorating with the accumulation of waste in public roads, contributing to the dissemination of diseases among the vulnerable population.
Organizations attribute the crisis to the impossibility of proper operation of the mechanisms of (United Nations). “The UN led humanitarian system did not fail, it was prevented from working”, They declared.
The group of entities calls for concrete measures to solve the humanitarian emergency. “It is time to adopt decisive measures: to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire; Suspend all bureaucratic and administrative restrictions; Open all terrestrial passages; Guarantee access to everyone throughout the Gaza Strip; reject distribution models militarily controlled; restore a UN -led humanitarian humanity and continue to finance impartial humanitarian organizations based on principles”They said.
“States should seek concrete measures to end the siege, such as interrupting the transfer of weapons and ammunition”They said.
The statement criticizes the palliative solutions that have been implemented. “Fragmented arrangements and symbolic gestures, such as air releases or ineffective help agreements, serve as a smoke curtain for inaction”Says the document.”They cannot replace the legal and moral obligations of states to protect Palestinian civilians and guarantee significant access on a large scale. States can and should save lives before there are no more lives to save”Declares the note.
