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STORY: UN / GAZA UPDATE
TRT: 03:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
08 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson walking to podium, journalists, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As of now, no goods have come in for our use for humanitarian operations either through the Kerem Shalom or the Rafah crossings into the Gaza strip. We are continuously engaging with all involved about the resumption of the entry of goods, including fuel, so that we can again begin managing incoming supplies. However, the situation remains extremely fluid, and we continue to confront a range of challenges, including active military operations.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our colleagues at the humanitarian affairs office tell us that a daily average of 48 trucks and more than 160,000 litres of fuel entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing between 1-5 May. We need all of that fuel to sustain our humanitarian operations for the civilians in the Gaza strip who so desperately need it.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson at podium, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Also, our health partners tell us that all the key medical facilities in Rafah could soon become inaccessible or inoperable. For example, one of the 3 hospitals in Rafah – Al Najjar – had to be abruptly vacated yesterday, as it was located in the area subject to the evacuation orders sent out by the Israeli Defense Forces. According to the World Health Organization, this facility has the only dialysis department still operating in Gaza – and is a lifeline for some 200 patients that need that dialysis service.”
8. Wide shot, spokesperson at podioum, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We remain committed to providing aid to people regardless of where they are. Our teams are still in Rafah, which is where well over one million people, including 600,000 children, have been sheltering. We are also extending our presence northward to assist, as we can, families who are on the move. In a statement released yesterday, the head of the Humanitarian Affairs Office and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said that civilians in Gaza must be protected and have their basic needs met, whether they move or stay – and those who evacuate must have enough time to do so, as well as a safe route and safe place to go.”
10. Med shot, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Meanwhile, Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, [the UN Relief Works Agency] said in a tweet that a protest that took place yesterday at UNRWA’s Headquarters in East Jerusalem was nothing less than harassment, intimidation, and vandalism. The protest was called by an elected member of the Jerusalem municipality and took place under the watch of the Israeli Police. Mr. Lazzarini said this has nothing to do with freedom of expression. Host countries – in this case, Israel - are expected to protect United Nations premises and operations at all times and a protest has been lodged.”
12. Wide shot, journalists
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “As of now, no goods have come in for our use for humanitarian operations either through the Kerem Shalom or the Rafah crossings into the Gaza strip.”
Addressing the press today (8 May), Dujarric also said, “We are continuously engaging with all involved about the resumption of the entry of goods, including fuel, so that we can again begin managing incoming supplies. However, the situation remains extremely fluid, and we continue to confront a range of challenges, including active military operations.”
He continued, “Our colleagues at the humanitarian affairs office tell us that a daily average of 48 trucks and more than 160,000 litres of fuel entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing between 1-5 May. We need all of that fuel to sustain our humanitarian operations for the civilians in the Gaza strip who so desperately need it.”
He added, “Also, our health partners tell us that all the key medical facilities in Rafah could soon become inaccessible or inoperable. For example, one of the 3 hospitals in Rafah – Al Najjar – had to be abruptly vacated yesterday, as it was located in the area subject to the evacuation orders sent out by the Israeli Defense Forces. According to the World Health Organization, this facility has the only dialysis department still operating in Gaza – and is a lifeline for some 200 patients that need that dialysis service.”
Dujarric, said, “We remain committed to providing aid to people regardless of where they are. Our teams are still in Rafah, which is where well over one million people, including 600,000 children, have been sheltering. We are also extending our presence northward to assist, as we can, families who are on the move. In a statement released yesterday, the head of the Humanitarian Affairs Office and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said that civilians in Gaza must be protected and have their basic needs met, whether they move or stay – and those who evacuate must have enough time to do so, as well as a safe route and safe place to go.”
He concluded, “Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, [the UN Relief Works Agency] said in a tweet that a protest that took place yesterday at UNRWA’s Headquarters in East Jerusalem was nothing less than harassment, intimidation, and vandalism. The protest was called by an elected member of the Jerusalem municipality and took place under the watch of the Israeli Police. Mr. Lazzarini said this has nothing to do with freedom of expression. Host countries – in this case, Israel - are expected to protect United Nations premises and operations at all times and a protest has been lodged.”
