The former head of the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), Helen Clark, has returned from visiting Gaza and described the “enormous suffering” she saw there.
Also a former prime minister of New Zealand, Clark made the trip as a member of The Elders, a group of global leaders founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela. She was accompanied by former U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights and past president of Ireland, Mary Robinson.
The Elders favour a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. During their trip, Robinson and Clark met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian diplomats. They visited Al Arish hospital, which has been treating some medical evacuees from Gaza, talking with medical staff about what they have learned about the impact of the war on Gazan civilians….
Former UNDP Head and New Zealand PM Helen Clark on Trip to Gaza: ‘A Genocide Is Unfolding’
