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U.N. official warns of 'grave peril' in Middle East, cites fuel shortages and mass displacement
Summary
Tom Fletcher, identified in the briefing as the U.N. USG, warned of rapidly worsening humanitarian crises across the Middle East, cited agency figures on deaths and displacement, and described severe fuel and aid-flow constraints that are hampering life-saving services.
Tom Fletcher, the U.N. USG, warned on March 7 that the humanitarian situation across the Middle East is in a moment of "grave peril" and urged an "immediate cessation of hostilities" and negotiations "in line with the charter of the United Nations." He said civilians are paying the price of the fighting, with homes, hospitals and schools being hit and large numbers of people displaced.
Fletcher said U.N. agencies are already reporting heavy human tolls and displacement. He cited reports from U.N. agencies that "over a 190 children" have been killed since the escalation, giving a country-by-country breakdown he attributed to those agencies. He said authorities in Iran reported more than 1,000 deaths and damage to more than 100 civilian sites, and that UNHCR and IOM reported roughly 100,000 people internally displaced…
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