30 October 2023

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AMMAN,

¡°Thank you for joining this gathering today to remember and pay tribute to all our colleagues who have been so tragically killed over the past three weeks.

¡°We have lost at least 59 colleagues, and it pains me greatly to know that there are likely many more deaths we still have to verify.

¡°The colleagues killed were mothers and fathers, daughters and sons. Extraordinary people who dedicated their lives to their communities. They represented the best humanity has to offer ¨C brave, compassionate, and devoted to the service of others.

¡°Their deaths are a loss not only to those who knew and loved them, and to the Agency, but to humanity as a whole.

¡°Losing so many colleagues in such a short time has left the Agency, and each of us, in a state of shock and profound grief. We will never be the same ¨C their deaths leave a void at the heart of the Agency.

¡°Despite this grave loss, I am humbled and amazed to see you all continue to do every day the difficult and heartbreaking work of providing protection and support to civilians in the most challenging circumstances.

¡°Thousands of our colleagues, despite the fact that they share the same loss, fear, and daily struggle of millions of Gazans, put on their Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vest and go to work.? They are our true heroes. They are the face of humanity during its darkest hours.? I am deeply grateful to them and to you all.

¡°I want you to know that the senior management and I are with you every step of the way. We will not give up our constant efforts to advocate for the protection of civilians and all Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA installations, and the uninterrupted flow of meaningful humanitarian aid to civilians, wherever they are in Gaza.

¡°The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ family and the friends and supporters of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA all over the world stand with us in our grief and in honoring our colleagues.¡±

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