Gaza: “Come & See!”: Challenging the UNSC to its face

Athena Raeburn, Exec Dir of AIDA, a coordination network of over 100 international development & humanitarian organizations working in the occupied Palestinian territories.

‍Video: ‍“Madam President, Excellencies, today I would like to invite the Security Council to reflect on how it is discharging [its] responsibilities. Are you clear…?‍‍If the answer is not an unequivocal yes, I do not ask you to take our professional assessment on trust. Instead, exercise your powers of inquiry andcome and seefor yourselves. We encourage the Council to undertake an urgent mission to Gaza. Let the reality on the ground, the facts, our colleagues, the Palestinians speak to you for themselves.  We are here and we are ready to receive you.”