色库TV

19 June 2026

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, yesterday?told?the Security Council that civilians in?Gaza?cannot wait for a more convenient diplomatic moment to receive the basics for survival.

He warned that “Gaza is being held together by humanitarian workarounds and Palestinian perseverance.” He also said that Palestinians in Gaza remain deprived of the basics that all families need: safety, shelter, clean water, health care, education.

Fletcher paid tribute to humanitarian workers who have made?progress since the announcement of a ceasefire eight months ago and called on Member States to ensure protection of civilians, humanitarian access, and timely funding.

Palestinians are being squeezed into an ever-shrinking strip of land, and their lives are shaped by the indignity of the constantly shifting ‘yellow’ and ‘orange’ lines that define where they can seek refuge, he noted.

Speaking about?the West Bank,?including East Jerusalem,?Fletcher cautioned that there is an intensification of discriminatory policies and practices directed against Palestinians.

OCHA said today that on the public health front in Gaza, partners have seen a further increase in diseases related to ectoparasites – which live on people’s skin – and rodents in recent weeks, as temperatures climb and sanitation services remain inadequate. In the second week of June, partners trained nearly 100 people in multiple displacement sites on how to better detect and report disease.

At the same time, partners are exhausting stocks of pesticides and rodenticides that they brought into Gaza last month. Procurement of new supplies is underway. However, the lack of key chemicals for indoor spraying leaves shelters exposed. These and other items require approval from Israeli authorities to take into Gaza.