General News

UN rejects Israel’s plan to shut down aid system in Gaza

Date: May 6, 2025

The United Nations (UN) Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday rejected a plan by Israel’s authorities to shut down the existing aid system in Gaza.

"We do not accept a proposal and a plan that does not live up to the core fundamental humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, and independent delivery of aid," said OCHA Spokesperson, Jens Laerke in Geneva.

Israel’s plan is “designed to further control and restrict supplies, which is the opposite of what is needed,” Laerke added.

Earlier, a leader at Norway’s powerful Labour Organisation trade union told Reuters said the Northern Europe country’s $1.8 trillion wealth fund should divest from all companies that aid Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, intensifying an ongoing divestment campaign. 

--Reuters--

Comments

comments powered by Disqus

Web Content Viewer (JSR 286)

Actions
Loading...
Complementary Content
CLOSE

Your Name:*

Your Email:*

Your Message:*

Enter Captcha:*