08/12/2025August 12, 2025
Foreign ministers condemn ‘unimaginable’ suffering in Gaza
A group of 24 foreign ministers have once again condemned the in the and called for immediate action to combat hunger and starvation.
“The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels,” read a statement signed by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
“Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicized,” the ministers stressed.
The statement, which was also signed by figures, criticized “restrictive new registration requirements” which it said were preventing international NGOs from distributing aid.
“We call on the government of to provide authorization for all international NGO aid shipments and to unblock essential humanitarian actors from operating,” it read.
The signatories called for a “ceasefire that can end the war, for hostages to be released and aid to enter Gaza by land unhindered.”
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