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STORY: UN / GAZA
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SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior of the United Nations Headquarters
11 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
"The Secretary-General welcomed the ceasefire between the Israelis and Palestinians. The Secretary-General expressed his strong hope that this will give the two sides, under Egyptian auspices, another chance to agree on a durable ceasefire for the benefit of all civilian populations and as a starting point to address the underlying grievances on both sides."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
"The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that, as of yesterday, there were more than 230,000 internally displaced people taking refuge in 90 schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza. Nearly 40,000 more were hosted in 23 government and private schools and public facilities, and 25,000 families are registered by the Ministry of Social Affairs as being with host families."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General:
"People need water, emergency and other basic assistance. Most of Gaza’s households reportedly have no water supply, or receive water for a few hours every five days. Fuel is needed to operate critical water and sanitation facilities until repairs of the electricity grid can lead to the resumption of the former power supply level. Preventive health services for displaced people in shelters are required to prevent the outbreak of communicable diseases. And UNRWA and the World Food Programme were already regularly providing basic food assistance to over one million Palestinians in Gaza before the current hostilities. The two agencies are now also providing food rations to all displaced people sheltered in UN schools or government schools every day and continue to provide food assistance for people living with their relatives, and to patients, as well as hospital staff."
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Sunday’s announcement by Egypt that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted another 72 hours' unconditional humanitarian ceasefire and urged all concerned to avoid steps that would lead to a resumption of violence.
In a statement read by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the Secretary-General expressed “his strong hope” that this will offer “another chance to agree on a durable ceasefire for the benefit of all civilian populations and as a starting point to address the underlying grievances on both sides."
Ban's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has been in Cairo working in support of Egyptian efforts to halt the fighting.
The latest ceasefire began at 12:01 am local time on Monday. It follows a three-day ceasefire that ended on Friday.
Dujarric also reported that according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “as of yesterday, there were more than 230,000 internally displaced people taking refuge in 90 schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza. Nearly 40,000 more were hosted in 23 government and private schools and public facilities, and 25,000 families are registered by the Ministry of Social Affairs as being with host families."
The spokesperson said “people need water, emergency and other basic assistance. Most of Gaza’s households reportedly have no water supply, or receive water for a few hours every five days. Fuel is needed to operate critical water and sanitation facilities until repairs of the electricity grid can lead to the resumption of the former power supply level. Preventive health services for displaced people in shelters are required to prevent the outbreak of communicable diseases.
UNRWA and the World Food Programme were already regularly providing basic food assistance to over one million Palestinians in Gaza before the current hostilities. The two agencies are now also providing food rations to all displaced people sheltered in UN schools or government schools every day and continue to provide food assistance for people living with their relatives, and to patients, as well as hospital staff."
At least 1,948 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict, along with 67 Israelis, according to figures cited by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Some 11,855 housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged by Israeli attacks, and another 36,000 have suffered damage, according to the latest OCHA “Situation Report”. The UN agency estimates that reconstruction and repair costs of these houses will be $410 million.
Also today, the UN Human Rights Council appointed a three member international commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international and human rights law committed during the latest Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
The Commission will be chaired by William Schabas a professor of international law from Canada, and is expected to identify any violations of international and human rights law committed during the military operations, identify those responsible and make recommendations on accountability.
