UNRWA chief urges Arab states to ‘end unconscionable suffering’ in Gaza
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has called for concrete action on Gaza during an address to the Arab League in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.
“Gaza’s population must now choose between dying of starvation or being killed in a desperate attempt to find food. If this were not enough, forced displacement continues, and a full military occupation looms,” Lazzarini said, according to a readout of his remarks.
“The world’s indifference and inaction are shocking; amount to complicity; and compromise the stability of the entire region.”
He also urged Arab states to “use all the legal, political, economic and diplomatic tools” at their disposal to secure a ceasefire and allow UNRWA to be deployed to “reverse famine” and address the humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
“Enough has been said. Now is the time for action to save lives and secure the future of Palestine and the region,” Lazzarini added.
“Enough has been said.
Now is the time for action to save lives and secure the future of #Palestine and the region,” @UNLazzarini tells the Arab League.
A #ceasefire is imperative. UNRWA must be allowed to deliver aid and reverse the man-made famine in #Gaza.
Full statement:… pic.twitter.com/JUzgJvkdxa
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) September 4, 2025
Israel must be stopped ‘before all Gaza journalists are silenced’: UN experts
UN experts have called on countries around the world to take action to protect Palestinian journalists in Gaza as Israeli attacks have killed at least 248 media workers in the enclave since October 2023.
“On the one hand, Israel continues to deny access to any international media, and on the other, it kills with impunity local journalists who are the world’s only professional lens into the agony of genocide and famine unfolding in Gaza,” the experts said in a statement.
“Even as the journalists starve, lose family members, sleep in tents and get targeted by the Israeli military like the rest of Gaza’s population, they have continued to courageously bear witness to atrocities committed by the Israeli military.”
They called for independent criminal investigations into Israel’s killings of journalists, as well as “full reparations and justice for their families”.
Greta Thunberg says Israeli threats won’t deter Gaza-bound flotilla
Climate advocate Greta Thunberg has said Israel’s attempts to discredit international activists taking part in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla are part of a wider effort to crack down on solidarity with Palestinians.
“I do want to make some things very clear, that we will not be stopped by the baseless threats of Israeli officials who use genocidal, political propaganda in desperate attempts to try to silence and scare us,” Thunberg said in a video posted on X.
“Our mission is peaceful, completely lawful and grounded in the urgent need to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza while also doing everything possible to ensure global attention is on Palestine.”
