Israel's Denial of UNRWA Food Convoys Obstructs Lifesaving Aid: UNGA 78 President

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Published Jun 22, 2024

The President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, yesterday (8 Apr) expressed “deep regret” that the General Assembly is meeting again on the veto initiative due to “the perennial inability of the Security Council to speak with one voice on matters of grave importance and sensitivity in relation to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

Today’s GA session follows China and the Russian Federation use of the veto on 22 March on a Security Council Resolution tabled by the United States on a ceasefire in Gaza.

Francis reiterated his appeal for an end of the conflict whilst recalling that the violence has killed over 32,500 Palestinians since 7 October, the majority of them women and children.

He said, “no one – I repeat, no one – should need to swim to retrieve food while food convoys are lined up outside the gate waiting to be let in. No one should ever know the hell of being kidnapped, indefinitely – and no family to the anguish of waiting for news of their fate. No humanitarian worker should ever be the target of an air strike – most outrageously in an area meant for safe passage.”