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UN briefed on 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza
21 May 2024 07:22 BST
Edem Wosornu, who works for the the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Gaza. This is what she had to say:
- Some 75 percent of the population, or 1.7 million people, have been forcibly displaced within Gaza, many of them up to five times
- At least 800,000 people who fled Rafah due to Israel’s forced evacuation orders have sought refuge in Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, resulting in “horrendous” conditions at these sites
- There are not adequate toilets, water points, drainage and shelter in Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah for fleeing Palestinians
- Gaza remains on the brink of famine, with some 1.1 million Palestinians facing “catastrophic levels of hunger”