Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union and its 27 Member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova[1] and Georgia, the EFTA country Iceland, member of the European Economic Area, as well as Armenia align themselves with this statement. We would like to thank the Director-General for the report on “Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem”, which outlines public health implications of the humanitarian crisis. WHO has been instrumental in supporting the people of Gaza, who have been suffering in the current crisis. We thank WHO, in particular its ever committed team in oPt, for their incredible work and dedication. We welcome that WHO has been scaling up operations, since a ceasefire took effect across the Gaza Strip, to support life-saving health services, strengthen readiness to meet urgent needs and support the early recovery of the severely damaged health system. Ensuring access to healthcare, safeguarding patients, healthcare workers, hospitals and medical transport, addressing malnutrition and communicable disease outbreaks, providing mental health and psychosocial support remains essential.
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