UNRWA Urges Immediate Access to Gaza as Aid Supplies Sit Idle in Jordan
ANKARA, May 30 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) sounded the alarm on Friday over the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza as essential supplies remain stockpiled in nearby Jordan, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
'In the UNRWA warehouse in (Jordanian capital) Amman, just a three-hour drive from Gaza, we have enough supplies to sustain over 200,000 people for an entire month,' the agency said.
'Flour, food parcels, hygiene kits, blankets, and medical supplies are ready to be delivered. Gaza needs aid at scale,' said UNRWA, stressing that 'an unhindered, uninterrupted flow of supplies must be allowed in.'
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