FM Maliki emphasizes the horrific situation in Gaza after 106 days of Israeli genocideA consultative meeting in Tunisia between the Presidency of the Audit Bureau and the United States Agency for Development.

KAMPALA: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad al-Malki has emphasized the horrific situation in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli war of genocide on Gaza enters its 106th day. Addressing the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Kampala, Uganda, al-Maliki said 106 days have passed since Israel began its campaign of mass slaughter, deliberate starvation, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in Gaza. He pointed out that international system has failed to assume its legal responsibilities regarding the situation in Gaza, which allowed the genocide to continue and undermined the viability of international system. "The international system has consistently failed to assume its responsibilities under international law and the UN Charter", he added. "This epic failure has allowed the genocide in Gaza to continue and has undermined in strategic ways the very viability and relevance of the international system and international law." He said that in over 100 days, Israeli warplanes killed hu ndreds of civilians, including 10,000 children, and nearly 10,000 people are still buried under the rubble, mostly women and children. The Foreign Minister added that Israeli fighter jets have further massively destroyed over 70% of homes and buildings in Gaza and displaced nearly 2 million Palestinians, half of them children, he added. Israel also killed over 115 journalists, nearly 350 health professionals, and hundreds of university professors, artists, engineers, and other professionals in the same period, he added. In this period, Israel deliberately used starvation and deprivation of water as a weapon of war, and now 4 out of 5 of the hungriest people in the world are in Gaza; there are pockets of famine in Gaza; and children are dying of dehydration, malnutrition, and hypothermia. Meanwhile, "Israeli occupation forces are also wreaking death, destruction, and brutality at unprecedented proportions in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem while the Israeli government is choking the Palestinian economy and forcibly displacing hundreds of Palestinian civilians." He said these atrocities are happening at a time when "Israeli forces abduct thousands of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, torture, humiliate, and starve them, and subject them to unspeakable mental, physical, and even sexual abuse. These horrific abominations are done live with total impunity." "Israel creates more destruction than the allied forces did in Dresden over 3 years; to kill more journalists than all those killed in World War II and other destructive wars that lasted years," he said. FM Maliki praised the unprecedented South Africa's genocide case against Israel before the ICJ. "South Africa had the moral clarity and courage to stand up for humanity and defend our endangered international system." Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA Tunisia: The Libyan Audit Bureau, in cooperation with the United States Agency for Development (USAID), organized today, Saturday in Tunis, a meeting with the head of the Bureau, 'Khaled Shakshak,' the Undersecretary of the Bureau, 'Alaa Al-Masalati,' the Regional Director of the United States Agency for Development, 'John Cardnes,' and the Director of the Growth Office, the economist at the United States Agency for Development, Marika Olsen, the director of the public finance management program in Libya, Nael Shabaro, directors of public departments and offices, and a number of department heads in the office. A source from the Audit Bureau told the Libyan News Agency (LANA), that the meeting comes to follow up on the Bureau's partnership with the US Agency for Development, which resulted in the Bureau's capacity building project, implemented within the Public Money Management Program in Libya, and to review the completed projects, in addition to the areas that will be worked on during this year. The Direct or of the Public Finance Management Program in Libya, Nael Shabaro, explained that this consultative meeting, which will last for two days, is the culmination of a two-year partnership with the Bureau. A large part of the vision adopted by the Bureau has been accomplished in order to fully achieve the fulfillment of INTOSAI's requirements, indicating that the agency is continuing with The Bureau is committed to achieving its full vision and developing it into a modern institution to be emulated by. In his speech during the meeting, Khaled Shakshak appreciated the development effort implemented by the American agency, stressing the Bureau's keenness to continue this partnership, to include the largest possible number of areas targeted for development, to achieve the Bureau's vision of being a model institution for other state institutions to emulate. He stressed the need for the young members of the Audit Bureau to benefit from the development programs implemented by the agency, to enable them to practice ov ersight work efficiently. In turn, USAID Regional Director, John Cardnes, affirmed the agency's commitment to developing programs and mechanisms that contribute to increasing the Bureau's efficiency and enhancing its independence. Member of the project management team at the Bureau, Tariq Al-Aidoudi, reviewed the areas targeted for development by the agency, namely developing control methodologies, strategic planning, human resources systems, digital transformation, and governance. Source: Libyan News Agency