Humanitarian aid to Gaza more urgent than ever with reemergence of polio: Observer

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19 Aug 2024

Gaza has recorded its first case of polio in 25 years in an unvaccinated 10-month-old. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for pauses in the war to vaccinate children in the enclave. Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at think tank Stimson Center’s Middle East & North Africa programme, tells CNA’s Asia First that humanitarian aid is more urgent than ever, but ceasefire deals keep getting thwarted.