"Every Gazan has a tale of profound grief to tell" (Karen AbuZayd, UNRWA)

United Nations, 27 January 2009 - Security Council meeting: With fragile ceasefires holding between Israel and Hamas, Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), appealed to the Security Council to press all the parties for the political action needed ensure safe humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and the immediate opening of the Strips crossing points to allow the free flow of aid, supplies and commerce. Press Release: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sc9585.doc.htm Entire Meeting of the Security Council (Real Media, 26 minutes): http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/sc/2009/sc090127pm2.rm