On Monday, the UN Security Council will hold a session where members will receive a briefing from Sigrid Kaag, tUN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, regarding the implementation of UN Resolution 2720.
In December, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution urging immediate steps to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and to create conditions conducive to a ceasefire.
Jorge Moreira da Silva, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, is scheduled to provide a media briefing on this matter.
Notably, the United Nations Office for Project Services has been assigned the responsibility of activating and managing the mechanism outlined in Resolution 2720.
UN Security Council Resolution 2720 was adopted in response to the humanitarian crisis, the ongoing bombing, and the siege in Gaza.
The resolution calls for increased aid, including the provision of fuel, food, and medical supplies, and demands the opening of all Gaza border crossings to facilitate humanitarian assistance.
The resolution also mandates the appointment of a Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza to oversee the delivery and distribution of aid. It was adopted with 13 votes in favor, while the United States and Russia abstained.
The Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on the Gaza Strip, by land, sea, and air, since October 7, 2023, which has resulted in the killing of at least 41,206 Palestinians, including 16.673 children and 11269 women, and the injury of 95,337 others, the majority of whom are children and women, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them. More than 22,500 Palestinians have sustained injuries, and disabilities, requiring long-term rehabilitation.
Also among the slain Palestinians are 183 journalists and 23 emergency responders, 885 medical staff, 82 Civil Defense staff, and 211 UNRWA staff.
Most experts estimate the death toll is much higher – and could be as high as 200,000, when counting both direct and indirect deaths related to the Israeli war on Gaza that began October 7th, 2023 when 1100 Israelis were killed, including 700 civilians, inside Israel. Around 500 Israeli soldiers have been killed between October 7th and now – both in Gaza and on the Israeli border with Lebanon.
