UN humanitarian rights chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity': statement
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations' under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, condemned Israel's conflict with Gaza as a "betrayal of humanity." On the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Griffiths urged for collective action to hold those responsible for this betrayal to account.
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- Published Date: 04:06 | 06 April 2024
- Modified Date: 04:20 | 06 April 2024
The United Nations' under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, Martin Griffiths, on Saturday decried Israel's war against Gaza as a "betrayal of humanity."
In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, the outgoing humanitarian official called for a "collective determination that there be a reckoning for this betrayal of humanity."
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