Mercy Corps: Temporary Pause Insufficient to Expand Aid Provision as Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe Spirals
November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 23 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023:
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Statement by Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer Tjada D'Oyen McKenna
"We of course welcome any progress that would see the release of hostages and potentially create conditions for increased humanitarian assistance to flow into Gaza. However, after more than a month of aerial bombardment and a siege that has deprived civilians in Gaza of food, water and . . .
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Statement by Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer Tjada D'Oyen McKenna
"We of course welcome any progress that would see the release of hostages and potentially create conditions for increased humanitarian assistance to flow into Gaza. However, after more than a month of aerial bombardment and a siege that has deprived civilians in Gaza of food, water and . . .