Locked In: The Humanitarian Impact of Two Years of Blockade on the Gaza Strip
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 17 August 2009 - Daily press briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. The ongoing Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, now in its third year, has triggered a protracted human dignity crisis with negative humanitarian consequences, according to a new report released today by the United Nations relief wing. Report (pdf): http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/Ocha_opt_Gaza_impact_of_two_years_of_blockade_August_2009_english.pdf News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31779&Cr=Gaza&Cr1=
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