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Statement by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA to the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Special Political and Decolonization Committee)

Statement by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA to the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Special Political and Decolonization Committee)

05 November 2014 in 2014
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New York, 4 November 2014, in his annual reported presentesd to the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, commissioner General of UNRWA, Pierre Krähenbühl stated: “The only way this sense of despair can be overcome is to make Gaza a liveable place again. This means, as the Secretary-General has recently emphasised, once and for all addressing the underlying causes of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: an end to the occupation that has ground on for nearly half a century and a full lifting of the illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. Indeed there is no doubt in my mind that, after years of collective punishment of the population in Gaza and after the recent devastating conflict, it is simply inconceivable to return to the pre-exiting conditions under the blockade. A change of paradigm is required and only dedicated and determined political action by the international community can bring it about”.

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