00:00We need safety in the movements of the humanitarian staff, Red Cross, UN, NGOs.
00:08We need respect for civilian infrastructure and civilian population.
00:17Unfortunately, many instances of violations of international humanitarian law
00:22in the way the airstrikes are conducted that have destroyed or damaged civilian infrastructure,
00:28have killed civilians, have impacted humanitarian operations.
00:32This is a major displacement crisis, as you all know, caused by this situation.
00:41The government, all these figures are estimates, as you can imagine,
00:46especially when it comes to internal displacement, which is difficult to count.
00:51Prime Minister, the government has been using 1.2 million.
00:55It is likely that it is in this order of magnitude, which is enormous for a country like Lebanon, of course.
01:02In many cases, we have already started repairing some of these buildings or other shelters.
01:10We have some kits that we can use for that.
01:13We have also worked with WHO in providing trauma kits for people that are either injured
01:19or have gone through a lot of psychological pressure,
01:22especially children terrified by those who come from areas that have been most impacted by the Israeli rockets.
01:31They need also psychological support.
01:34Unfortunately, we know what a conflict like this causes to a civilian population.
01:39It's horrible, and we see all the catalog of those consequences played out here in Lebanon.
01:47We will do everything possible with the humanitarian agencies, including mine,
01:52but we do need a ceasefire very quickly.
01:55We do need the calls for the ceasefire that the Secretary General,
02:00that many, many states have made to the parties to this conflict, just like in Gaza.
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