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UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access

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STORY: UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access
SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024
DATELINE: March 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:55
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. wide shot of UN Headquarters
2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to the rostrum
3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
4. various of Guterres leaving

STORYLINE:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza.
   
Guterres made the plea after the latest acute food insecurity analysis for Gaza warned that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent.
   
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in December 2023 warned that famine may occur by the end of May 2024 if an immediate cessation of hostilities and sustained access for the provision of essential supplies and services to the population did not take place.

Since then, the conditions necessary to prevent famine have not been met and the latest evidence confirms that famine is imminent in the northern governorates and is projected to occur anytime between mid-March and May 2024.
   
SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"The latest report on food insecurity in Gaza is an appalling indictment of conditions on the ground for civilians. The world's leading experts on food insecurity clearly document that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent. More than half of all Palestinians in Gaza - 1.1 million people - have completely exhausted their food supplies and are facing catastrophic hunger, according to the report. Palestinians in Gaza are enduring horrifying levels of hunger and suffering. This is the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system - anywhere, anytime. This is an entirely manmade disaster, and the report makes clear that it can be halted. Today's report is Exhibit A for the need for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. I call on the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access to humanitarian goods throughout Gaza and for the international community to fully support our humanitarian efforts. We must act now to prevent the unthinkable, the unacceptable, and the unjustifiable."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters.
(XHTV)

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