(29 May 2024)
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Manila, Philippines – 29 May 2024
1. International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) President Kate Forbes being interviewed by a reporter
2. IFRC pin on Forbes clothes
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Forbes, President, International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):
"Our ambulance drivers on both sides, their emblems were not protected and honoured and we lost people. So, it’s absolutely imperative. As I’ve said, first, we have to have a government solution to get a ceasefire so that we can get access and then we will give aid to both sides. And in some sides, it’s psychosocial support, and in some sides it’s going to be absolute aid."
4. Wide of interview underway
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Forbes, President, International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):
"This is both a sprint and a marathon. We need to get aid in immediately in Gaza for people who have malnutrition, there’s not adequate sanity…. sanitation, excuse me, on that side. But it’s going to be a marathon in that there’s going to be aid that’s going to be needed for decades to, to repair Gaza and the people there."
6. IFRC and Philippine Red Cross flag pan left to Forbes
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Forbes, President, International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):
"My appeal to the governments should be If you’re signatories to the Geneva Conventions, abide by them. If those are being enforced, we can do our work even in high conflict zones or disasters. But we need governments to act responsibly. "
9. Forbes listening to reporter
STORYLINE:
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joined growing calls Wednesday for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip, saying these were critically needed to ease the horrific sufferings of civilians trapped in the seven-month conflict.
“It’s absolutely imperative,” IFRC President Kate Forbes told The Associated Press in an interview in the Philippine capital, Manila, where she was to hold a series of meetings.
“First, we have to have a government solution to get a ceasefire so that we can get access and then, we will give aid to both sides,” she said.
Some areas need “psychosocial support and in some, it’s going to be absolute aid,” said Forbes, who rose to the presidency of the world’s largest humanitarian network in December.
“But it’s going to be a marathon in that there’s going to be aid that’s going to be needed for decades to repair Gaza and the people there,” she added
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