New York: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Gaza is \u201cbecoming a graveyard for children\u201d, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
Guterres told reporters in New York: \u201cThe nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity.\u201d He added that the need for a ceasefire is becoming \u201cmore urgent with every passing hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe parties to the conflict\u2013and, indeed, the international community\u2013face an immediate and fundamental responsibility: to stop this inhuman collective suffering and dramatically expand humanitarian aid to Gaza,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nGaza \u201cbecoming a graveyard for children\u201d: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres<\/p>\n
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The UN chief said 89 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began a month ago.<\/p>\n
More UN aid workers \u201chave been killed in recent weeks than in any comparable period in the history of our organisation,\u201d he wrote on X on Monday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI join in the mourning of 89 of our @UNRWA colleagues who have been killed in Gaza\u2013many of them with members of their family,\u201d he added, as per CNN.<\/p>\n
\nMore @UN<\/a> aid workers have been killed in recent weeks than in any comparable period in the history of our organization.<\/p>\n
I join in the mourning of 89 of our @UNRWA<\/a> colleagues who have been killed in Gaza \u2013 many of them with members of their family.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (@antonioguterres) November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
UNRWA on Tuesday said that at least 26 members had been injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are beyond devastated. Our colleagues will be greatly missed, and they will not be forgotten. We share this grief with each other and with the families,\u201d the agency said on X.<\/p>\n
\nIn one month, 89 @UNRWA<\/a> colleagues have been killed and at least 26 injured in the\ud83d\udccd#GazaStrip<\/a><\/p>\n
As an Agency, we are beyond devastated. Our colleagues will be greatly missed, and they will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n
We share this grief with each other and with the families. pic.twitter.com\/jHaCHhFPRU<\/a><\/p>\n