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Scoop has an Ethical Paywall Licence needed for work use Learn More World Contact About ScoopPro * Scoop * Werewolf * Wellington * The Dig * Business Scoop * Pacific * Community * Review of Books * InfoPages * Front Page * Scoops * Parliament * Politics * Regional * Business * Sci-Tech * World * Culture * Education * Health Contact About ScoopPro Scoop * Front Page * Scoops * Parliament * Politics * Regional * Business * Sci-Tech * World * Culture * Education * Health Network * Scoop * Werewolf * Wellington Scoop * The Dig * Business Scoop * Pacific * Community * Review of Books * InfoPages World Video | Defence | Foreign Affairs | Natural Events | Trade | NZ in World News | NZ National News Video | NZ Regional News | Search Scoop World GAZA CEASEFIRE ‘MORE URGENT THAN EVER’ AS CONFLICT APPROACHES 100-DAY MARK Saturday, 13 January 2024, 9:24 am Article: UN News As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to Israel and all parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory to investigate human rights violations by all parties. Fourteen weeks have passed since Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out bloody attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking roughly 250 others hostage, 136 of whom are still believed to be in captivity in Gaza. END THE SUFFERING In response, Israel launched a massive and destructive military response. More than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed to date, mainly women and children, while civilian infrastructure including homes, hospitals, schools, bakeries, places of worship, water systems, and UN facilities, have been damaged or destroyed. Ms. Throssell recalled that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has repeatedly called for an immediate ceasefire “to end the appalling suffering and loss of life, and to allow the prompt and effective delivery of humanitarian aid to a population facing shocking levels of hunger and disease,” adding “this is more urgent than ever.” Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Addressing the conduct of hostilities, she said OHCHR have repeatedly highlighted Israel’s recurring failures to uphold the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, namely distinction, proportionality, and precautions in carrying out attacks. WAR CRIMES RISK “The High Commissioner has stressed that breaches of these obligations risk exposure to liability for war crimes and has also warned of the risks of other atrocity crimes,” she said. She noted that intense Israeli bombardments from air, land and sea are continuing across much of the Gaza Strip, particularly in the Deir al Balah and Khan Yunis governorates, where tens of thousands of people had previously fled in search of safety. Meanwhile, Palestinian armed groups have continued to launch indiscriminate rockets towards Israel, some of which have been intercepted, she said. OBLIGATION TO PROTECT Ms. Throssell urged the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to take immediate measures to protect civilians, in line with international law. “Ordering civilians to relocate in no way absolves the IDF of its obligations to protect those who remain, regardless of their reasons, while carrying out its military operations,” she said. Israel also must immediately end arbitrary detention, torture, ill-treatment and enforced disappearance of Palestinians in Gaza, she added, noting that hundreds of people are reportedly being held in several unknown locations both within and outside the enclave. DESPERATION AND DIRE SHORTAGES OHCHR also highlighted the “desperate scenario” in northern Gaza, where people face dire shortages of food, water and other basic items. “Access to humanitarian aid remains extremely difficult, despite repeated pleas by the UN to the IDF to facilitate movement of humanitarian aid convoys,” said Ms. Throssell, before turning to the situation in the south, where over 1.3 million displaced people are now crammed into the city of Rafah, which previously had 300,000 inhabitants. SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK Moving to the West Bank, she said OHCHR has verified the deaths of 330 Palestinians, including 84 children, since the start of hostilities. The majority, 321, were killed by Israeli security forces, while eight were killed by settlers. She added that entire herding communities have been forcibly displaced due to settler violence, which may amount to forcible transfer. Last month, OHCHR issued a report on the West Bank which stressed the need for an immediate end to the use of military weapons and methods during law enforcement operations. It also called for an end to arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Palestinians, and the lifting of discriminatory movement restrictions. “Lack of accountability for unlawful killings remains pervasive, as does impunity for settler violence, in violation of Israel’s obligations as the occupying power to ensure safety of Palestinians in the West Bank,” said Ms. Throssell. OHCHR's office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which continues to monitor and document the human rights situation in Gaza and the West Bank, will submit two reports to the UN Human Rights Council during its next session in February in Geneva. ‘TRIPLE THREAT’ FOR CHILDREN Meanwhile, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition “stalking” boys and girls in Gaza. The suffering has been too much, said UNICEF Special representative on the situation of children in the State of Palestine, Lucia Elm, speaking to journalists in Geneva. “With every passing day, children and families in the Gaza Strip face increased risk of death from the sky, disease from lack of safe water, and deprivation from lack of food. “And for the two remaining Israeli children still held hostage in Gaza, their nightmare that began on 7 October continues,” she said, appealing for their unconditional release. She also spoke about how the bombardment is hampering delivery of desperately needed assistance. “When I was in Gaza last week, we tried for six days to get fuel and medical supplies to the north and for six days movement restrictions prevented us from travelling. My colleagues in Gaza endured this same challenge for weeks before my arrival,” she said. Ms. Elm said thousands of children have already died in the conflict and thousands more young lives are at risk unless action is taken to address the “urgent bottlenecks” of safety, logistics surrounding humanitarian aid delivery and distribution, and increasing the volume of commercial goods for sale in Gaza. BIRTH AMID BOMBARDMENT A senior official with the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Friday he was “terrified” on behalf of the one million women in effect trapped in Gaza, including scores of mothers-to-be. Dominic Allen, UNFPA Representative for the State of Palestine, recently visited the enclave, where around 5,500 pregnant women are due to give birth in the coming month, at a time 15 out of 36 hospitals are only partially functional, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Mr. Allen said he cannot stop thinking about the women he met, many of whom suffer from thirst, malnutrition, and lack of health. “If the bombs don’t kill them; if disease, hunger and dehydration don’t catch up with them, simply giving life will. And we can’t let this happen,” he said, speaking from Jerusalem. LOCAL HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED Mr. Allen visited several hospitals in southern Gaza, including the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, where UNFPA, WHO and UNICEF have supported the maternal health services for years. He said it was unrecognizable from his last visit, just six months ago, as 8,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are now sheltering there. Trauma cases are “overwhelming” the maternity and other wards, forcing patients to be transferred to nearby facility. Meanwhile, doctors at the Emirati Hospital in Rafah are performing up to 80 births daily, 20 by Caesarean section. Capacity constraints mean that pregnant women “have to rotate in and out” of the five birthing suites. “Women who are in their final stages of labour having to step out of that room to enable another pregnant woman to step in,” he said. SCALE-UP AID UNFPA’s assistance to Gaza includes provision of reproductive health kits. While doctors at some hospitals said this aid is helping to save lives, he was told that supplies provided through the Emirati Hospital “are barely touching the ground”. An estimated 18,000 babies have been born since the start of the conflict, based on the supplies UNFPA was able to get into Gaza “but much more is needed”, said Mr. Allen, appealing for safe, unhindered and rapid access to north. He praised the UN agency that assists Palestinians, UNRWA, which is hosting more than a million people in its facilities across the Gaza Strip. At one site that he visited – a technical college in Khan Yunis housing 40,000 IDPs, including two UNFPA staff and their families – people have to queue for an hour just to use the bathroom. © Scoop Media Advertisement - scroll to continue reading ARE YOU LICENSED FOR SCOOP? Scoop is free for personal use, but you’ll need a licence for work use. This is part of our Ethical Paywall and how we fund Scoop without a regular paywall. Join today with plans starting from just $11 per month, and start using Scoop like a Pro. Join Pro Individual Find out more Find more from UN News on InfoPages. World Headlines WORLD ALTERNATIVE JEWISH VOICES: ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, JEWS ACROSS THE GLOBE STAND WITH PALESTINE At the heart of our work is the fight for Palestinian liberation and the struggle for a world free of racial and ethnic hierarchy, colonial domination, and unbridled militarism. We re-dedicate ourselves to those actions. Palestine must be free and self-determining. AOTEAROA HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR PALESTINE: WELLINGTON HEALTHCARE WORKERS MARKING ONE YEAR OF WEEKLY VIGILS FOR PALESTINE For 52 weeks, healthcare workers in Te-Whanganui-ā-Tara Wellington have gathered to honour our professional colleagues killed and wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces and to remember the millions of Palestinians under occupation deprived of the human right to healthcare. INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTE: THE SUSTAINABILITY SCAM: HOW SELF-INTEREST RUINS GOOD IDEAS We must ensure ecocentric standards to reverse environmental and social injustices. UNITED NATIONS: UN WELCOMES CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that the agreement “can put an end to the violence, destruction and suffering the people of both countries have been experiencing.” UN NEWS: ONE WOMAN KILLED EVERY 10 MINUTES - THE HARROWING GLOBAL REALITY OF FEMICIDE A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman killed every 10 minutes. 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