"Today I am announcing 4m for the UNMAS in Gaza, funding that will help clear the explosives and rubble as part of the UK's effort to ensure aid can be delivered safely. "We will not be able to get relief at the scale so desperately needed in Gaza without clearing munitions and making progress on the pathway for lasting peace.""
"It will be used by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to demine areas preventing the safe passage of aid. There are an estimated 7,500 tonnes of unexploded munitions currently stopping support reaching Palestinians, the Foreign Office said. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, who will make a visit to the region at the end of this week, said: "We must do everything we can to flood Gaza with aid.""
"There are an estimated 7,500 tonnes of unexploded munitions currently stopping support reaching Palestinians, the Foreign Office said. The funding will help with the delivery of explosives experts, equipment and education in the region, the Foreign Office said. Landmines are explosives usually buried just under the ground, or above it, with detonating systems that are triggered by contact Cooper said: "The situation in Gaza is desperate without the vital humanitarian support they need.""
The UK will give 4m to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to clear landmines and unexploded munitions obstructing humanitarian access in Gaza. There are an estimated 7,500 tonnes of unexploded munitions currently stopping support reaching Palestinians. The funding will support explosives experts, equipment and education to demine areas and clear rubble for safe aid delivery. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will visit the region and emphasized the need to flood Gaza with aid. Allowing safe passage of aid is a vital component of the US-brokered ceasefire and would aid transition to the next phase of the peace plan.
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