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28 October 2023<\/p>\n
Dear colleagues in Gaza,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I sincerely hope this message reaches you, and that you will soon respond to tell me you are all safe.<\/p>\n The whole Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA family, including myself, is deeply worried about you, as most channels of communication have been cut across Gaza since last night. I was only able to contact a few colleagues who are at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA base in Rafah via satellite phone communication. I remain, however, without contact with the vast majority of my team across the Gaza Strip, and this makes me immensely worried for colleagues and their families.<\/p>\n I am constantly hoping that this hell on earth will soon come to an end and that you and your families are safe. I keep hoping that I will soon see you and listen to you as you tell me about the pain you have all gone through. I try to brush away the thought that we have already lost 53 colleagues, and that many of you have lost relatives and loved ones. May they all rest in peace.<\/p>\n The communications blackout is yet another action taken to try to impede the humanitarian response to the civilians of the Gaza Strip. But I can assure you that this action will not discourage us. Our determination remains unshaken. We will continue to fulfil our humanitarian duty, even in the face of these unprecedented challenges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, the world is uniting around the need to put an end to this catastrophe. Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, with overwhelming support, which calls for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce, among other provisions to aid the people of the Gaza Strip. My team and I will continue our non-stop engagements with all the key actors to ensure that this quasi-universal position translates into tangible progress on the ground.<\/p>\n I am determined to enter the Gaza Strip and join you as soon as possible, and my team is engaging in around-the-clock negotiations to facilitate this.<\/p>\n Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA remains at the forefront of protecting and aiding civilians across the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n I meant what I told the world with pride during the press conference yesterday: you are the face of humanity during one of its darkest hours.<\/p>\n With respect and in solidarity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Phillipe Lazzarini\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 28 October 2023 Dear colleagues in Gaza,\u00a0\u00a0 I sincerely hope this message reaches you, and that you will soon respond to tell me you are all safe. The whole Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA family, including myself, is deeply worried about you, as most channels of communication have been cut across Gaza since last night. 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