Athena Rayburn, executive director of the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), told the UN Security Council that US President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace is failing to protect the basic rights of Palestinians in Gaza. She said its performance should be judged by civilian protection, ending Israel’s illegal presence and progress toward Palestinian self-determination.
AIDA represents more than 100 international relief and aid agencies working in the occupied Palestinian territory. Rayburn said the Board of Peace was formed under UN Security Council Resolution 2803, which created an opportunity to reduce violence. However, she argued that the same arrangement has further entrenched Israel’s “illegal presence.”
Rayburn said Palestinians’ rights in Gaza have been subordinated to what she described as far-reaching, arbitrary and unilateral conditions imposed by the party controlling them. She said nearly two million people are trapped in Gaza and dependent on humanitarian aid for survival, while the entry and distribution of that aid are controlled and restricted by the state she blamed for creating the crisis and shortages. She said civilian protection and Palestinian self-determination should be the central goals of any international arrangement.
গাজার ফিলিস্তিনিদের মৌলিক অধিকার রক্ষায় মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্পের প্রস্তাবিত ‘বোর্ড অব পিস’ ব্যর্থ হচ্ছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন আন্তর্জাতিক ত্রাণ ও উন্নয়ন সংস্থাগুলোর জোট অ্যাসোসিয়েশন অব ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ডেভেলপমেন্ট এজেন্সিজের (এআইডিএ) নির্বাহী
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