The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, said during a visit to Jordan, this Monday (25), that there is a growing international consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire in Gaza is necessary. and that an attack on Rafah would cause a humanitarian disaster.
“We see a growing consensus emerging in the international community to tell the Israelis that the ceasefire is necessary and I also see a growing consensus, I heard it in the United States, I heard it from the European Union, without mentioning, of course, the Muslim world, to put it plainly to the Israelis that any ground invasion of Rafah could spell a humanitarian disaster,” Guterres said at a press conference.
During a visit to a center in Jordan's Wihdat refugee camp where the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, provides health and education services, the UN's top official said the agency is a beacon of hope and dignity. for millions of refugees across the region.
“We must strive to maintain the flow of the unique services that UNRWA offers, because this keeps hope flowing. In an increasingly dark world, UNRWA is the only ray of light for millions of people,” said Guterres.
Jordan, which is at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is home to 2.4 million Palestinian refugees, the largest number of such refugees among Israel's neighbors. Many of its citizens are of Palestinian origin.
UNRWA has been in crisis since Israel accused 12 of its employees of involvement in Hamas attacks against Israel on October 7.
The allegations caused UNRWA's largest donor, the United States, and other countries to halt funding, casting the agency's future into doubt. However, some countries have since restored funding.
“UNRWA is contributing profoundly in ways that cannot be measured on a graph — promoting social cohesion, stability and peace. Imagine if all of this was removed,” said Guterres.
The results of an independent internal UN investigation, which has been launched, will help strengthen and improve UNRWA, he concluded.
Source: CNN Brasil

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