{"id":296211,"date":"2024-05-10T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=296211"},"modified":"2024-05-24T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:16:47","slug":"awake-at-night-s9-episode-1-the-human-cost-of-war-interview-with-unrwa-commissioner-general-philippe-lazzarini","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/awake-at-night-s9-episode-1-the-human-cost-of-war-interview-with-unrwa-commissioner-general-philippe-lazzarini\/","title":{"rendered":"Awake at Night &#8211; S9-Episode 1: The Human Cost of War &#8211; Interview with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-name-field-image\">\n<p>10 May 2024<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27478%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20478%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27478%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/styles\/large-article-image-style-16-9\/public\/aan-s9-e1-outdoors-within-crowded-buildings-img_2548.jpg\" alt=\"Lazzarini talking with people in a courtyard of a school that has been turned into makeshift housing. The space is overcrowded with people and hanging laundry everywhere.\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA school turned into a shelter in Deir al-Balah, January 2024. \u00a9Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\/Hussein Owda<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-metadata\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"category\">PHILIPPE LAZZARINI: INTERVIEWED BY MELISSA FLEMING: PUBLISHED 10 MAY 2024<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"text-center\">S9-Episode 1: The Human Cost of War<\/h1>\n<div class=\"text-center audio-player\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-296211-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/unhcr\/AAN_S9_-_Philippe_Lazzarini_v3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/unhcr\/AAN_S9_-_Philippe_Lazzarini_v3.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/unhcr\/AAN_S9_-_Philippe_Lazzarini_v3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"article-author-sidebar\">\n<h2>About the host<\/h2>\n<h3>Melissa Fleming<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Melissa Fleming is the United Nations&#8217; Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications\u00a0as of 1 September 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/profiles\/philippe-lazzarini-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Philippe Lazzarini<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0holds one of the most challenging positions in the whole of the United Nations. As head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA), he is leading the backbone of the humanitarian operation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeasefire, ceasefire, ceasefire. If we have a ceasefire and the opening of the crossing, and we can flood assistance to the Gaza Strip, we would be able to prevent this catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the devastating terror attacks by Hamas and others on 7 October, Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza have brought unspeakable death and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>2.2 million Palestinians are in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe. The world\u2019s leading experts on food insecurity have clearly documented that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent. The healthcare system is collapsing. Desperation and scarcity have led to a near-total breakdown in law and order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[&#8230;] yet we are here seeing unfolding under our watch, our eyes, one of the fastest evolving looming famines, which has been completely fabricated. It&#8217;s man-made. And which can easily be reversed through political will and political decision. It is deeply frustrating, but it&#8217;s outrageous and makes me very angry [&#8230;] \u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this episode**, Philippe Lazzarini reflects on the trauma of the past months and the human cost of war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>** Episode recorded on 22 April 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 May 2024 PHILIPPE LAZZARINI: INTERVIEWED BY MELISSA FLEMING: PUBLISHED 10 MAY 2024 S9-Episode 1: The Human Cost of War About the host Melissa Fleming Melissa Fleming is the United Nations&#8217; Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications\u00a0as of 1 September 2019. 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