The Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Today, approximately 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than two million people are experiencing acute and sustained humanitarian stress. Hospitals are overwhelmed, infectious diseases are spreading, there is mounting risk of famine, and daily life is filled with extreme danger, fear and trauma.

Panelists:
-Welcome and introduction by Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation; Mediation Program Director
-Leni Stenseth, Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-Ben Majekodunmi, Chief of Staff, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
-Alaa Tartir, Senior Researcher and the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Middle East and North Africa Program; Global Fellow at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
-Closing remarks by Kristian Berg Harpviken, Research Professor and Director of Middle East Center at PRIO

This is the third installment in a series of webinars addressing various aspects of the Israel/Palestine war, co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).