Qatar's Permanent Representative to UN Participates in Open Humanitarian Briefing on Situation

Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani

HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani participated, at the UN headquarters in New York, in the open humanitarian briefing organized by the Arab Group in the presence of UN humanitarian organizations and the International Red Cross to present their testimonies regarding the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.

In a speech, HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani called on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities towards the aggression against the Gaza Strip by imposing an immediate ceasefire and facilitating the entry of humanitarian aid without any obstacles.

Her Excellency affirmed the State of Qatar's absolute rejection for attempts to forcibly displace the brotherly Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip, and demanded the lifting of the siege on the Gaza Strip, the provision of full protection for civilians and the enforcement of international law and international humanitarian law.

The State of Qatar has expressed, from the beginning, its deep concern about the developments in the Gaza Strip and called on all parties to stop the fighting, reduce the escalation, and exercise the utmost restraint to spare civilians the consequences of the fighting and prevent the region from sliding into a wider cycle of violence, Her Excellency stated, adding the State of Qatar strongly condemns all actions targeting civilians and stresses the need to protect them in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Her Excellency highlighted the priorities of the State of Qatar that are immediate cessation of hostilities, putting an end to bloodshed, reducing escalation, sparing civilians the consequences of fighting, and immediate release of all prisoners, especially civilians, in addition to preventing the expansion of the cycle of violence into a regional confrontation and working on humanitarian corridors to provide relief.

Her Excellency warned of the danger of adopting a policy of collective punishment including calls to depopulate the northern Gaza Strip, saying that the policy of forcing civilians to flee or take refuge in neighboring countries is a violation of international laws and would exacerbate the effects of the confrontations as well as double the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people.

Her Excellency renewed the State of Qatar's call on the international community to take urgent action to open humanitarian corridors that allow international organizations to bring medical and food aid into Gaza and evacuate injured civilians.

(QNA)