Arab League Secretary-General Launches Humanitarian Appeal for Gaza, Announces Relief Network Initiative
صورة: وكالة الأنباء الكويتية (كونا)
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy announces initiative to establish a humanitarian relief network to support the Gaza Strip
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Cairo, November 11 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy launched an urgent humanitarian appeal today, Wednesday, to support the Gaza Strip, while simultaneously announcing an initiative to establish an emergency humanitarian relief network aimed at strengthening the response to humanitarian crises in the Arab region.
In a statement, Fahmy called on the international community and Arab and international humanitarian organizations to take immediate and coordinated action to provide relief and humanitarian aid and to save the lives of those affected in Gaza, amid worsening humanitarian conditions with the onset of winter.
He said the Strip continues to suffer from the repercussions of hunger, destruction, and a severe shortage of medicines, water, and food supplies, resulting from Israeli occupation policies against more than two million Palestinians since the aggression on Gaza in October 2023 and its aftermath, which halted the basic foundations of life.
He clarified that rains and floods that hit the Strip at the beginning of winter damaged the remaining fragile infrastructure, inundated and destroyed approximately 40,000 shelters and 70,000 tents, exacerbating the suffering of more than 200,000 people, including the injured, children, women, the elderly, and patients.
He added that Palestinian families are now facing extremely harsh conditions after finding themselves exposed to the elements without shelter, heating means, or blankets to protect them from the cold and rain.
Fahmy stressed the necessity for the international community to fulfill its legal and ethical responsibilities toward the Palestinian people, emphasizing the importance of immediate and coordinated action by Arab and international humanitarian and relief organizations to alleviate the suffering of those affected.
Regarding the emergency humanitarian relief network initiative, the Secretary-General explained that it aims to enhance coordination among relevant authorities in member states and parties working in the humanitarian field, thereby supporting the response to humanitarian crises in the Arab region.
He called on relevant humanitarian authorities to join the network, noting that the League would coordinate with parties responding to this urgent call to discuss operational mechanisms and provide humanitarian assistance. (End) M.M. / M.A.A.
