UN chief calls for 'rapid, safe, unhindered' access to Gaza

25 January 2024 07:02 GMT

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for “rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded & sustained humanitarian access throughout Gaza”, in a post on X.

Israel claims that it has placed no limits on how much humanitarian aid can get into Gaza, but in practice it has deliberately throttled aid access in a bid to starve Gaza into submission.

To be able to deliver effective humanitarian aid in Gaza:

we need safety,

we need equipment,

we need more crossing points,

we need access to the north.

I call for rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded & sustained humanitarian access throughout Gaza.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) January 24, 2024