{"id":310955,"date":"2025-09-07T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=310955"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:58:37","slug":"ocha-statement-07sep25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-statement-07sep25\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Relief Chief demands urgent action to halt spread of famine and suffering in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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07 September 2025<\/p>\n

Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s latest displacement order against Palestinians in Gaza City comes two weeks since famine was confirmed in Gaza, and amid a massive military offensive.<\/p>\n

There is a narrow window \u2013 until the end of September \u2013 to prevent famine from spreading to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. That window is now closing fast.<\/p>\n

Death, destruction, starvation and displacement of Palestinian civilians are the result of choices that defy international law and ignore the international community.<\/p>\n

We continue to insist that this horror can be stopped.<\/p>\n

Let humanitarian aid in – unimpeded and at the scale we can deliver.<\/p>\n

Protect civilians.<\/p>\n

Implement the International Court of Justice\u2019s provisional measures.<\/p>\n

Release the hostages.<\/p>\n

Free arbitrarily detained Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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