Gaza: UN Humanitarian Chief Highlights Humanitarian Challenges & Progress -Security Council Briefing

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Acting UN Humanitarian Chief Joyce Msuya delivered a statement to the Security Council today (16 Oct) in New York City, recounting images of patients and displaced persons near Al Aqsa hospital, engulfed in flames. She said, “if such horror does not awaken our sense of humanity and propel us to action, what will?” Acting Under-Secretary-General Joyce Msuya emphasized to the Council that only a fraction of humanitarian missions in Gaza had been completed without major disruption. Msuya highlighted that in the first two weeks of October, fewer than a third of the 286 humanitarian missions coordinated with Israeli authorities proceeded without delays. Msuya also noted progress in health efforts, specifically the polio vaccination campaign in central Gaza, where nearly 157,000 children under the age of 10 were vaccinated on 14 and 15 October. She underscored the critical role of UNRWA, whose teams administered 43 percent of these vaccinations on the first day of the campaign. Algerian Ambassador Amar Bendjama criticized the situation, stating that "Palestinians are struggling to find food, basic food,” as the international community marked World Food Day. Bendjama also said Israel follows a “deliberate and calculated policy of starvation” targeting the Palestinian population. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield acknowledged witnessing disturbing images from Gaza, noting, “Israel has a responsibility to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties, even if Hamas was

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