00:00Sorry, sorry, it's your lunchtime.
00:06But it's eating into my lunchtime as well, so.
00:12Like, what doesn't happen very often?
00:16Turning to the situation in Jerusalem, as you may have seen early this morning,
00:22Israeli police, accompanied by municipal officials,
00:25forcibly entered a United Nations compound used by UNRWA in East Jerusalem.
00:31Police motorcycles as well as trucks and forklifts were brought in,
00:35and all communications were cut.
00:38Furniture, IT equipment, and other property was seized,
00:42and the UN flag was pulled down and replaced by the Israeli flag.
00:46In reaction to this event, I can tell you that the Secretary General strongly condemns
00:52the unauthorized entry into the United Nations Sheikh Jarrah compound held by UNRWA,
00:58located in East, in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli authorities.
01:03This compound remains United Nations premises and is inviolable and immune from any other form of interference.
01:11As recently confirmed by the International Court of Justice,
01:15any executive, administrative, judicial, or legislative action against United Nations property and assets
01:23is prohibited by the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.
01:28The Secretary General urges Israel to immediately take all necessary steps to help restore, preserve,
01:35and uphold the inviolability of UNRWA premises and refrain from taking any further action
01:41with regard to UNRWA premises in line with Israel's obligations under the Charter of the UN
01:47and its other obligations under international law,
01:50including those concerning privileges and immunities of the United Nations.
01:55That statement is being shared with you as we speak.
01:58Turning to the situation on the ground in Gaza,
02:01the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, this compound.
02:05So, according to Israel,
02:08UNRWA owned about 3.5 million U.S. dollars in unpaid tax and interest.
02:16Is that theory accepted by the UN?
02:21It is not applicable under the general conventions
02:26that cover the relationship between the United Nations and member states.
02:29So, which means this is actually a violation of international law?
02:33That would be a correct interpretation by you.
02:36Okay.
02:37Another...
02:38...prices around the world outpace the funding available to address them.
02:41This pledging event for the UN's Global Emergency Fund,
02:45managed by OCHA, which is also celebrating its 20th anniversary this year,
02:49seeks to mobilize greater financial commitments so that humanity...
02:53Okay.
02:53On that note, I wish you...
02:56I don't know what I wish you, but I wish you well.
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