Reference :
V-F-CR-F-03751-A
Date :
15/10/2023
Title :
Interview of William Schomburg, the head of sub-delegation Gaza.
Duration :
00:01:01
Editor :
unknown
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Production company :
ICRC
ICRC producer :
WELLS, Crystal Ashley
Description :
Newsroom - 15-10-2023
“Civilians lack food, electricity, water”
William Schomburg, the head of sub-delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, speaks from a makeshift camp set up for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, about the humanitarian conditions on the ground.
“After several days of heavy bombardment, thousands of families from the northern part of the Gaza strip, with little warning, were instructed to move from the north southwards,” Schomburg said. “Today, civilians across Gaza lack food, electricity, and water in order for families to be able to meet their basic needs.”
The ICRC has more than 100 staff in Gaza, but supplies are urgently needed. ICRC is pre-positioning life-saving supplies in Egypt from Amman so that aid shipments are ready when access to Gaza is granted. This initial convoy includes medicine and 6,000 household kits for families which include hygiene items and chlorine tablets for drinking water. Additional staff, including a mobile surgical team and other health staff, a weapons contamination expert, and relief coordinators specialised in water, food, shelter, and infrastructure, are also being deployed to Gaza whenever access is granted.
“The International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC, stands ready to meet the needs of Gazan communities,” said Schomburg. “However, in order for us to be able to do this, we need safety, security, and supplies.”
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Aspect ratio :
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