The Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO) has called upon the United Nations (UN) to extend humanitarian assistance and aid to the thousands of people affected by the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
This request was made during a rally held over the weekend in Lagos. Professor Isa Maishanu, the Dean of the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Usman Dan Fodio University in Sokoto, spoke on behalf of the group during the rally. He emphasized that numerous lives have been lost, and many have been displaced from their homes.
Maishanu urged the UN to lead efforts in providing humanitarian support to the victims and ensure that aid and relief packages reach the affected areas, including Gaza.
Furthermore, he called upon the international community, under the leadership of the UN, to intervene and urge Israel to cease its bombing operations in Gaza and other regions, as these attacks have not only traumatized Palestinians but also the global community.
The university professor suggested that any interim peace process should include the lifting of the Gaza blockade, and the international community must reclaim the peace process from the exclusive control of the United States.
He said, “That the international community led by the United Nations should prevail upon Israel to cease its bombing campaigns of Gaza and other areas which has brought horror not just to the Palestinians but to the world.
“That the United Nations should lead efforts at creating humanitarian corridors and ensuring that aid and relief packages have access into Gaza and other places. That any interim peace process must as a matter of necessity, incorporate the lifting of the siege of Gaza.
“The international community led by the UN must retrieve the peace process from the monopoly of the United States which has become part of the Israeli occupation machinery.”
