The speech given by the Assistant Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs from OCHA in a UN special session on Gaza. This is first hand source material from the eye of the storm: Mr. President, the scope of displacement is immense. Nearly 118,000 are seeking shelter in 80 UNRWA facilities. This is more than double those sheltered by UNRWA during the three-week long Israeli Operation Cast Lead in 2008/2009. Elsewhere in Gaza, tens of thousands of people, reportedly, have also sought refuge wherever they can, including in government schools and buildings, open spaces, hospital grounds and unfinished buildings. Others have been taken in by relatives and neighbours. Hundreds more have sought refuge in the compound of Shifa Hospital, the main medical facility in the Gaza Strip, adding to the burden of overwhelmed doctors and medical staff. As the ground operations continue these figures are expected to grow.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:03:34 +0000
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