Member States of the Developing-8 (D8) have called for opening a humanitarian corridor inside Gaza to ensure humanitarian assistance and the provision of basic human needs to all Palestinians.
The Commissioners of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Heads of delegations from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, joined the 47th session in Dhaka on October 22-23.
They expressed their profound condolences to the Palestinian people for the huge loss of lives and suffering that are caused by the ongoing besiege and bombardment of Gaza, Palestine.
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"We pray that Allah, the Almighty, grants the Palestinians consolation and strength in their just struggle to establish a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine," according to a joint communique of the D-8 Commission on solidarity with Palestinian people.
They said they are deeply concerned over the blatant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law by the Israeli military aggression in Palestine that caused immense sufferings for the Palestinians, mostly women and children.
"We call for immediate cessation of hostilities and stopping the crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, Palestine," they said.
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The meeting also called upon all member states to provide humanitarian assistance immediately, including collaborating with relevant international organizations, such as the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).