UNRWA: Scale of suffering witnessed in Gaza over this past year has shaken faith in human rights

NEW YORK: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that the scale of suffering witnessed in Gaza over the past year has shaken many people's faith in human rights, the Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.

“The rights being denied to the people of Gaza are the same rights meant to protect us all. We all have a stake in Gaza,” UNRWA said in a statement marking Human Rights Day, observed annually worldwide on Dec 10.

“Universal human rights are the best guarantee there is of a world where all individuals can live in dignity, security, equality, and freedom.”

“We all have a stake in safeguarding and advancing human rights. We all have a stake in building a future where respect for human rights, dignity, and accountability are not postponed but delivered,” said the UN relief agency.

An earlier post on X said the rights to security, dignity, freedom from violence and displacement, and access to adequate food, water, sanitation, clothing, and housing are not privileges; they are rights denied to Palestinians in Gaza.

UNRWA reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire.

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