UN-Gaza/Explosive Ordnance Contamination
UN-Gaza/Explosive Ordnance Contamination
Dateline : April 30,2026/Recent/File
Location : United Nations
Duration : 1'15
FILE: UN Headquarters, New York City - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. UN headquarters
U.N. Headquarters, New York City - April 30, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
2. Press conference in progress
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Van Der Walt, chief of UN Mine Action Programme in Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT):
"So since October 2023 in Gaza, more than 1,000 people, I think the latest figure is, more than 1,200 people, or on an average of one person every single day has been killed or injured by explosive ordnance. So of all the accidents that we have been able to verify and get more information about nearly half of those victims are children."
Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of food distributed among displaced Palestinians
5. Various of refugee camp
FILE: Gaza Strip - 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of buildings in ruins, rubbles
The United Nations said on Thursday that explosive ordnance contamination in the Palestinian Gaza Strip and the West Bank is a "daily emergency," warning that unexploded ordnance not only endangers civilian lives but also severely hinders humanitarian aid, community recovery and reconstruction efforts.
At a press conference, Julius Van Der Walt, chief of the UN Mine Action Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said the explosive ordnance contamination has worsened the already severe humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
"So since October 2023 in Gaza, more than 1,000 people, I think the latest figure is, more than 1,200 people, or on an average of one person every single day has been killed or injured by explosive ordnance. So of all the accidents that we have been able to verify and get more information about nearly half of those victims are children," he said.
He said current evidence shows an extremely high density of explosive ordnance contamination in Gaza. The UN Mine Action Service has identified nearly 1,000 dangerous items during missions requested by humanitarian partners alone. This is equivalent to encountering an explosive device every 600 meters, meaning that given Gaza's small geographic size, no community, child or family can avoid the threat.
ID : 8477255
Published : 2026-05-01 13:55
Last Modified : 2026-05-01 16:33:13
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN),Other
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