UN Rapporteur Albanese calls plight of Gaza children in flooded tents ‘disgrace of our era’

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has described the conditions facing Palestinian children sheltering in rain-flooded tents in the Gaza Strip as “the disgrace of our era,” warning of the humanitarian suffering caused by severe winter weather and the continuing consequences of Israel’s military offensive. In a post on X on Sunday evening, Albanese expressed dismay at images of children living in tents submerged by cold floodwaters, without adequate protection from rain and falling temperatures. She condemned the conditions facing displaced families as they prepare to endure another winter in makeshift shelters. Albanese also invoked the writings of Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, criticizing what she described as the failure of European political and diplomatic leaders to uphold the humanitarian principles taught […]