United Nations – United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Sunday on a visit to Iran that it will take months to repair damage to the UN’s infrastructure caused by the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
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“Damage to hospitals, schools and UNRWA shelters where people displaced sought refuge will take months to rebuild,” she said, referring to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
Amos was speaking to reporters at the start of a two-day visit for talks with Iranian officials on the humanitarian crises wreaked by conflicts in the Gaza Strip, Syria and Iraq.
“The UN response continues including deliveries of food, water and households goods. Medicines and fuel are being delivered to hospitals,” she said.
A total of 97 UNRWA installations, including health and food distribution centres as well as schools, have been damaged in the war since July 8 between Israel and the Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip.
The conflict, in which an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire has taken effect, has killed almost 2,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 67 on the Israeli side, almost all soldiers.
Amos noted the United Nations had made “strong statements” about “the violation of international humanitarian laws and human rights laws by all parties in Gaza”.
Turning to Syria, she said that 11 million people were in need of humanitarian aid, including 241,000 living in areas under siege.
“Insecurity, fragmentation of armed groups and administrative obstacles imposed by the government hamper the delivery of humanitarian assistance,” she said.
Amos welcomed the role played by Iran, a key ally of the Syrian government, and other countries with influence on the warring parties to gain access to conflict zones.
“This remains a work in progress because we still have substantial numbers of people that we are unable to reach,” she said.
i would ask the qatar government to donate and build a new home for each of the so called palestinian refugees that the israelis don’t want them to live in palestine, a new home in qatar, instead of giving them money to rebuild in gaza, then the UN wont need to worry about rebuilding the infrastructure in gaza and it wont take months to rebuild
The un shouldnt allow them to rebuild Whats going on here. They asked for this By shooting rockets.(instead of asking them nicely please demolish our homes etc ) Dont you understand that they shoot rockets so you can demoilsh gaza . If you rebuild they will send rockets again. They dont want to live there or stay there. Why is the un even thinking of rebuilding those rocket factories.
Next time don’t let them use your facilities as a military base
Before the hospitals and schools, they better start working on more missile and tunnels, and oh yeah, the coffers of the leaders need replenishing.