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Borrell calls for three-day truce to enable polio vaccination
27 August 2024 12:27 BST
The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for a three-day hhumanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to enable polio vaccinations.
"The quick spread of polio threatens all children in Gaza, already weakened by displacement, deprivation and malnourishment," Borrell said on X.
"I urge an immediate 3-day humanitarian ceasefire to enable vaccination by WHO and UNICEF – independent of wider negotiations.
"Our humanity demands it."
The quick spread of polio threatens all children in Gaza, already weakened by displacement, deprivation & malnourishment.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) August 27, 2024
I urge an immediate 3-day humanitarian ceasefire to enable vaccination by @WHO & @UNICEF – independent of wider negotiations.
Our humanity demands it.