Geneva (UNA/WAFA) – 51 countries, including Turkey, Britain, Spain, Italy and China, have affirmed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can play a role in providing urgent and long-term assistance to the State of Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
This came in a joint statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, signed by 51 countries during a meeting of the Agency’s Board of Governors in Vienna, and read by Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna, Levent Eler.
The statement welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, calling on all parties to adhere to and implement it.
He expressed concern about the serious humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza.
The statement said that the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza is “significantly less” than what was agreed upon under the agreement.
He added, “In light of this deteriorating humanitarian situation, we believe that the International Atomic Energy Agency can play an important role in providing urgent and long-term assistance to the State of Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
The statement requested the agency to contribute to meeting the urgent and long-term needs of the State of Palestine in the field of nuclear medicine, non-destructive testing, and assessment of soil, air and water pollution.
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