Philippe Lazzarini, who leads main UN agency in Palestine, says lives of millions depend on ceasefire
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The entire population of Gaza is becoming “dehumanised” the commissioner general for the main UN agency in Palestine has told the UN security council, adding that a ceasefire has become a matter of life and death for millions.
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general for the UN relief and works agency (UNWRA) was one of three speakers to starkly describe the scale of the damage being inflicted on Gaza, as UN agencies piled pressure on the Security Council to set aside its divisions and back some form of immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
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