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UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza [1]

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Date: 2023-10-21

An aid truck arrives at a UN storage facility as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in the central Gaza Strip October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Acquire Licensing Rights

Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 trucks carrying a shipment of aid reached the enclave through the Rafah crossing.

"We call for a humanitarian ceasefire, along with immediate, unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza to allow humanitarian actors to reach civilians in need, save lives and prevent further human suffering," the joint statement from the UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO said.

"Flows of humanitarian aid must be at scale and sustained, and allow all Gazans to preserve their dignity."

Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams

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[1] Url: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-agencies-call-ceasefire-humanitarian-access-throughout-gaza-2023-10-21/

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