In reminiscence of the 101 U.N. employees members killed thus far in Gaza, flags at United Nations places of work all over the world had been flying at half-mast Monday.
Staff held a minute’s silence to mourn for and honor the colleagues from United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees within the Near East (UNRWA) who’ve been killed within the struggle.
“The UNRWA death toll, already the highest in UN history, continues to increase,” the assertion mentioned.
The lifeless had been among the many 13,000 UNRWA employees working in Gaza, and plenty of of them had been killed with their households. They had been academics, faculty principals, well being employees, together with a gynecologist, engineers, assist employees and a psychologist, the company mentioned.
“UNRWA staff in Gaza appreciate the U.N. lowering the flags around the world. In Gaza, however, we have to keep the U.N. flag flying high as a sign that we are still standing and serving the people of Gaza,” Tom White, director of UNRWA within the Gaza Strip, mentioned from Rafah.
U.N. companies within the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and elsewhere posted pictures on social media of flags at half-mast in entrance of and on their workplace buildings.
Source: www.dailysabah.com