Prince Harry asked for food and medical aid corridors to be opened to help people in Gaza during a new interview while on tour in Jordan. The Duke of Sussex has joined his wife on a two-day visit to Jordan with a World Health Organisation (WHO) delegation.
Their pseudo-royal tour aims to highlight the humanitarian efforts by the Jordanian authorities and a range of agencies supporting the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in Jordan over the decades. Harry told Channel 4 News today: “The aid corridors need to be opened and they are currently not.” He was speaking after hearing an update on the situation from World Central Kitchen, which provides fresh meals in response to crises.
Echoing the thoughts of WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, the duke said there is a need for “full access for humanitarian organisations to be able to deliver that aid to the people that need it the most”.
Harry and Meghan also met children at a refugee camp at the invitation of Dr Tedros.
The duke said “it was a really important time for us to collaborate and come here and shine a light and focus on the very real humanitarian catastrophe that has happened and continues”.
On Wednesday, Harry visited a hospital providing care for children who have been recently injured in Gaza.
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The WHO has said the hospital helps to show the importance of the medical evacuation corridor through Jordan and the need for sustained international support to ensure children and others in need can access essential care.
The duke praised Jordan’s “moral leadership”, telling the programme the country is doing “incredible work” for the region and is acting as “a humanitarian hub for the Middle East”.
On Thursday, Harry urged a group of recovered addicts to go back to their communities and help others, telling them: “There’s no shame in having an addiction.”
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