Skip to main content

Proceeding contribution from David Miliband (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 January 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Gaza.


Gaza

Yes, and my hon. Friend did not have time to mention that 13 medical personnel have been killed in the course of the conflict, adding to the dangers of the spread of disease. The emphasis that I have placed on the issue, by talking about not just food and fuel but emergency sanitation equipment, speaks directly to the point that he makes about the sewerage system, or lack of it. That is a significant part of the emergency that still exists, because although things are absolutely terrible now, they could get worse. That is what the whole international community needs to try to avert.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
486 c511 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Borders Humanitarian aid United Nations Israel Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations Gaza Hamas League of Arab States Ceasefires
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk