The President of the IRCS, Dr Pir Hossein Kolivand, has sent a letter to the Director-General World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, titled “Urgent Request for Facilitating the Delivery of Medicines and Humanitarian Aid to the Gaza Strip” calling for three urgent and effective measures.
The full message of the President of the IRCS reads as follows:
Dear Dr. Tedros,
With the world witnessing one of the most catastrophic humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip, it is the moral and humanitarian duty of international institutions to act swiftly to save the lives of defenseless civilians, particularly children, pregnant women, and the sick.
According to well-documented and official reports by reputable international organizations such as the World Food Program (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the humanitarian situation in Gaza is on the brink of total collapse. The ongoing blockade, destruction of medical infrastructure, and acute shortages of medicine, food, and fuel as well as blocked aid corridors have placed millions of innocent lives at serious risk.
Under these dire circumstances, the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while expressing its full readiness to contribute to relief efforts, respectfully urges you and the World Health Organization to prioritize the following urgent actions:
- Support the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors for the delivery of medicines, medical equipment, and health personnel;
- Coordinate with relevant international bodies to ensure the safe and secure delivery of humanitarian aid through protected corridors;
- Strengthen logistical and medical support for the few remaining operational health centers and hospitals in Gaza.
Undoubtedly, the active, impartial, and effective role of your organization in this critical situation can save thousands of innocent lives and rekindle hope in the hearts of countless suffering families.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Pir Hossein Kolivand
President
Iranian Red Crescent Society
Islamic Republic of Iran