Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
The White House: South Africa used its G20 presidency to undermine the group's founding principles.
US White House: South Africa refuses to facilitate a smooth transition of the G20 presidency
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Caracas: Several airlines are canceling flights to and from Venezuela until further notice
Al-Rashq: 'Israel' is fabricating pretexts to evade the agreement and return to a war of extermination, and it is the one that violates the agreement daily and systematically
Al-Rashq: We demand that mediators and the US administration pressure 'Israel' to reveal the identity of the gunman it claims Hamas sent
Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Rashq: Reports published by Israeli sources regarding Hamas informing Witkoff that the agreement has ended are false
Al-Dali: Various Palestinian factions will participate in these important national meetings
Al-Dali: The visit carries important implications, and this is proof that Hamas attaches particular importance to this visit, given the sensitivity of the current stage
Al-Dali: The goal is to coordinate positions with Arab countries and strengthen the Palestinian national position in the face of Israeli plans
Al-Dali: A Hamas leadership delegation, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, will arrive in Cairo within the next few hours

Griffiths says operation in Gaza made 'not sustainable' by genocide

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 9 Dec 2023 09:42
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warns of a complete collapse of humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes leave "no safe places" across the South.

  • x
  • Martin Griffiths, United Nations under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief on Dec. 6, 2022 at UN headquarters. (AP)
    Martin Griffiths, United Nations under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, on December 6, 2022 at UN headquarters. (AP)

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned of the possible collapse of UN humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip after aid deliveries became "erratic" and "undependable" given that Israeli occupation attacks resulted in the elimination of any safe spaces in the southern Gaza Strip.

UN aid deliveries and operations, which are on the brink of collapse, have deteriorated to a "program of opportunism," said Griffiths, who lamented the extreme scarcity of supplies and the failure of the UN to deliver aid to large parts of Gaza.

"It's erratic, it’s undependable, and frankly, it’s not sustainable," Griffiths said speaking of UN operation in the Gaza Strip after "Israel" began heavily striking everything, including refugee housing locations.

The Israeli occupation's genocidal operation in the South "made no place safe for civilians in southern Gaza, which had been a cornerstone of the humanitarian plan to protect civilians and thus to provide aid to them."

Read more: 'Israel' thanks US, Biden for vetoing UNSC Gaza ceasefire resolution

Southern Gaza was left "without places of safety," and as a result, the UN plan was "in tatters", Griffiths explained.

"We do not have a humanitarian operation in southern Gaza that can be called by that name anymore," the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs stressed.

The United Nations has said its humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of collapse, stating that aid deliveries had become “erratic” and “undependable.” The warning comes as Israeli forces step up strikes on southern Gaza, where thousands of civilians previously fled for safety.

WHO members urge "Israel" to protect humanitarian workers

On Friday, more than a dozen member states of the World Health Organization submitted a draft resolution, urging "Israel" to abide by its international 'legal obligations' to safeguard humanitarian workers in Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has massacred 17,487 people, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory.

The proposal for the draft resolution was put forth by a coalition of countries, including Algeria, Bolivia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Palestinian representatives, holding WHO observer status, were among the signatories to the proposal, underscoring their involvement in the initiative.

The member states expressed their "grave concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east al-Quds, especially the military operations in the Gaza Strip".

They urged "Israel" to "respect and protect" medical and humanitarian workers engaged in carrying out medical duties, along with hospitals and other medical facilities.

Read more: How does Guterres' use of Article 99 cause concern to Washington?

  • Humanitarian aid
  • Gaza Strip
  • Martin Griffiths
  • Palestine
  • Israel

Most Read

Inside the Epstein-Rothschild web behind 'Israel’s' spy tech empire

Inside the Epstein-Rothschild web behind 'Israel’s' spy tech empire

  • Politics
  • 19 Nov 2025
Hamas fighters stand in formation as they prepare for the ceremony of Israeli captive hand over to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP)

US plot for Gaza in shambles amid continued popular support for Hamas

  • Politics
  • 17 Nov 2025
Ukrainian political analyst Mikhail Chaplyha has written that Jolie was ‘called’ to Kherson in order to divert attention from Pokrovsk. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

Strategic cities fall to Russian forces in Donbass; Ukraine denies what is happening

  • Opinion
  • 16 Nov 2025
Democracy at the civilizational crossroads: Critical analysis of bourgeois Democracy, its alternatives

Democracy at the civilizational crossroads: Critical analysis of bourgeois Democracy, its alternatives

  • Analysis
  • 19 Nov 2025

Coverage

All
In Five

Read Next

All
Nahdlatul Ulama chief faces removal over hosting pro-'Israel' speaker
Asia

Nahdlatul Ulama chief faces removal over hosting pro-'Israel' speaker

A boy tries to stand near missiles displayed in the National Aerospace Park of the Revolutionary Guard, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Key Israeli sites destroyed, nuclear docs moved to Tehran: Minister

Guy Pearce
Asia Pacific

Aussie actor 'disgusted' by Israeli 'disdain' for Palestinian life

Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, the newly appointed commander of the Iranian ground forces, in an undated photo (MNA)
Politics

Ali Jahanshahi appointed as new commander of Iran Army Ground Force

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS