UN Chief Calls For Sustained Humanitarian Aid, Not One Convoy
October 20, 2023—UN Secretary-General António Guterres is in Egypt, and he wants humanitarian aid to start flowing to people in Gaza. As of today, the Rafah border crossing is still closed.
"We are witnessing a paradox," Guterres said, emphasizing the dire need for food, fuel, medicine, and water. "We are not looking for one convoy to come. We are looking for convoys to be authorized in meaningful numbers of trucks to go every day to provide enough support for the Gaza people."
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El Paid, October 20, 2023
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