EU High Representative calls for immediate action to end human tragedy unfolding in Gaza

BRUSSELS: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, joined UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk in his call for immediate action by world Leaders to bring about an end to the human tragedy unfolding in Gaza. ''By signing the Geneva Conventions, signatories have a legal responsibility to ensure adherence to international law by all parties involved. It is our duty to protect civilians and human rights, and it is high time to act on it,'' said Josep Borrell in a statement today. ''The too little information coming out from North Gaza still attests to a catastrophic level of killing, destruction and starvation, in addition to forced displacements of civilians while an entire population is under bombings, siege and risk of starvation, as well as being forced to choose between displacement or death, he added. ''I hear the High Commissioner's plea for action and, in turn, I exhort the international community to unite so that words can turn into real actions,'' he said. Source: Emirates News Agency