http://www.iquango.org//news/undpi A feed from www.iquango.org. en-gb rss@thegovernmentsays.com 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7N44VQ?OpenDocument warning, however, that there were still many obstacles to the immediate and permanent ceasefire so desperately needed by Gaza residents. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7N4522?OpenDocument As the Security Council was preparing to resume its deliberations on the ongoing Gaza crisis, representatives of several humanitarian and human rights organizations called for immediate action to stop the fighting in Gaza and ensure respect for international law, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N3MNE?OpenDocument Decrying mounting civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its military offensive there some 11 days ago, the head of United Nations relief operations in the enclave today demanded an independent investigation into a spate of overnight and early-morning air strikes on several clearly marked schools, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7N23PP?OpenDocument John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and John Ging, Director of Operations for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7MX58B?OpenDocument The protection of civilians, the fabric of Gaza, the future of the peace process and regional stability were all trapped between the irresponsibility of rocket attacks by Hamas and the excessiveness of Israel's response, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SODA-7MV55E?OpenDocument “On the humanitarian side, the situation [in Gaza] remains alarming,” John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference.