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31 premature babies at imminent risk of death relocated from Al-Shifa hospital
Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the deaths and injuries of children at Al Ahli Hospital
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on military operations and border closures in Rafah, Gaza
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Adele Khodr on the continued killing and injuring of children in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on intensifying hostilities in Rafah and North Gaza
Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban upon conclusion of his visit to the Gaza Strip
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the resumption of fighting in Gaza
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in the Gaza Strip
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the opening of the UNRWA Pledging Conference

Mr. President,

Excellencies,  

I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this conference.

I am also grateful to the Secretary-General for his presence and strong support to UNRWA at an exceptionally challenging time.

When we met for the pledging conference last June, no one could have foreseen the tragedy that would engulf Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.

Palestinians and Israelis have experienced terrible losses and immense suffering.