United Nations Radio

Despite urgent efforts at the United Nations and elsewhere, the situation on the ground in Gaza remains extremely dire for the civilian populations.

Asha-Rose Migiro

That's what Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told an emergency session of the UN General Assembly  Thursday.
She says the continued violence and suffering is unacceptable and only an end to violence and a political way forward, can deliver enduring security and peace.

"We must return to the road to peace, to end the occupation that began in 1967, attain the establishment of a Palestinian state which coexists alongside Israel in peace and security, and to achieve the goal of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, based on Security Council resolutions. There is no more time to lose. The civilian suffering must end now."

Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro reiterated that the time has come for the violence to stop and to change fundamentally the dynamics in Gaza.

Donn Bobb, United Nations Radio

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