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Ouagadougou, 30 November 2023 – An IASC delegation has just concluded a three-day official visit to Burkina Faso to listen to the needs of people affected by the crisis, strengthen partnerships with authorities and partners for more effective humanitarian action, and promote sustainable solutions to the crisis.
Ouagadougou, 27 November 2023 – A delegation of Deputy Humanitarian Chiefs from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee is starting today a three-day visit to Burkina Faso.
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 16 November 2023 – As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any ”safe zone” in Gaza that is set up without the agreement of all the parties, and unless fundamental conditions are in place to ensure safety and other essential needs are met and a mechanism is in place to supervise its implementation.
“We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire”NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart.
Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory New York: I am extremely alarmed by the rapidly escalating events in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The number of civilian casualties on both sides is reportedly already in the hundreds – and rising rapidly. Violence is never the answer. I appeal to all sides to stop the fighting immediately and protect civilians everywhere and at all times.
The IASC Operational Policy and Advocacy Group endorsed the IASC Policy Paper, Considerations on Screening/Vetting Persons in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Counter-Terrorism/Sanctions Contexts.