February 2025
Esteemed Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-Normal,
The struggling within the Gaza Strip is past comprehension.
Tens of hundreds of individuals have died, and round 30 000 have life-changing accidents.
The well being system is ruined.
Malnutrition is rising. The chance of famine persists.
Households are returning to devastated neighbourhoods.
Virtually no well being amenities stay intact.
Our solely consolation lies within the braveness, dedication and resilience of the folks and well being employees.
Regardless of unimaginable challenges, well being employees are sustaining well being providers with minimal assets.
They proceed to serve even after enduring private losses and whereas residing with the trauma of the horrors they’ve seen.
Excellencies,
We’re doing all we will to alleviate the struggling.
Throughout this ceasefire, our high precedence is to revive important well being providers and get well being amenities operational.
We proceed to ship medical provides, gas hospitals, reply to outbreaks and evacuate sufferers – all whereas navigating extreme entry constraints.
Supporting psychological well being is on the coronary heart of our response.
We’re able to scale up our response.
However we urgently want systematic and sustained entry to the inhabitants throughout Gaza, and we want an finish to restrictions on the entry of important provides.
Equally vital is defending civilians and health-care employees, expediting the evacuation of sufferers in pressing want of specialised care, and strengthening the referral system to East Jerusalem and the West Financial institution.
We additionally want massively elevated funding each to fulfill speedy well being wants and to start restoring the well being system.
In closing, I name to all events to honour their commitments. Implement the ceasefire settlement in full and work in the direction of a political resolution to this protracted disaster.
Such an answer is crucial for lasting peace and the dignity of those that have suffered for a lot too lengthy.
Thanks.
