SERNING: Unicproent administrator Unicef Catherine Russell “faced a tribe and Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 24th 2025
The following interview text with the upper party director of UNICEF Catherine Russell issued “Nation and Margaret Brennan” in Aug. 24th 2025.
Margaret Brennan: We now return to Gaza and a surprising announcement on Friday about Gaza’s City City Group. The Executive Director holding Unicef Catherine Russell joined now. We want to warn our viewers, there will be some sad images in this section. The Executive Director Russell, thanks to join us. We have spoken many times a few years ago about disaster starvation. You now have a technological appointment- so they rarely see hunger here. They work that will spread. Can you explain, in real names of the world, what is this to the children living there?
Catherine Russell: Well, thank you, Margaret. Let me say this: You know, it’s almost two years since October 7, and since then, the Israelites saw that Palestine children were facing the months facing this close to this terrible condition. You know, weigh this time that about 18,000 children in Gaza have died. And those are children who die from every day. But when you think about that, that’s like 28 children a day. It is almost a child classroom for children every dead day since the beginning of this conflict. We’ve always noticed, so, the famine is just right in the corner, and it’s almost as if you’re screaming, you know. It is amazing that it happened, because, as you said, it’s so much, but it is not surprising. And what, in fact, children have spent months and months without enough food. And we see just a bad situation when children are near the famine and eventually die from starvation. And I think, you know, your spectators don’t see this, and I trust those who are not, a happy picture. Children are physically unclean. And you see it in the rooms where you know suddenly all keep quiet. Children are so quiet because they have no power even to cry, and see that happens, and especially in the place where no food is too far, of course? There is no reason for this. This did not happen because there were hurricanes or, you know, the drought. This happened because we could not find enough help in these children.
Margaret Brennan: And as you know, the business of a government government looks at Palestinian lines, is called Cogat, saying there is no hunger. They say the UN details are wrong. The Office of the Premier states that these are the arts and because of apartheid. Can you explain how you know what you know? We show images that know journalists with journalists that live within the Gaza, because journalists are not allowed in Gaza to report. How do you know if you say the truth?
Russell: Let me find two things about that. Another IPC, which is an organization that makes this determined, is an independent organization. They are technological people. It is not political people, and they look at this as they go, and they look at the issues like these, what levels of food, how many foods are killed, so it is death related to poverty. And I think we’ve seen it in some very bad places. I can also say to me-, it’s a disgrace’s opinion that we have these discussions argue about how it works or not. We know that children die, of course? I’m tired of the conversation about, good, do we offer proper information or not? First, let international media. Make Decisions. I mean, and talk about this, Margaret, to you coming, you must be yours. Everyone should be able to enter there. The absence, we will have to rely on the information we have, and I can tell you, in the vision of UNICEF, our people suffer from this. I mean, I have spoken to our staff, and they see dramatically reduced children, many thousands of children who have influenced, and, you know, one thing bad after children. And suggesting that there is something fun here in reality, in my mind, it’s almost impossible to be bad, of course? Just stop the conversation, stop arguing, and deal with the problem. Get food there. Take care of these children, make sure they have something to survive and have a distant future.
Margaret Brennan: And the controlling controls of the Israelite government. For a question, however, you can make sure that your diet reaches the right people: who was the US Advassador of UN Acaritance has been able to do, then there are certain things that are allowed to exercise. Why not? The United States government puts $ 30 million to work there. Why don’t you work with them?
Russell: You know, see, in the way of Gazaza Huntutaricantar Foundation is not something that is in line with the way people do not work. That’s a simple answer. And honestly, he knows, when you think of it, the UN had 400 places where we attended help. The Basis of Gaza Huntutaricalive We had 4, OK? And you’ve seen television, you have seen the video of these conditions that are about to symbolize where people are circulated to look at these places, trying to find food, and people find shot. It’s a bad situation, and it doesn’t work. It doesn’t work that well. Now, look, I don’t care if the foundation of the person is distributed. Just make us our work, too. Let’s introduce us. We are able to do this distribution. And when I say we, it’s not Unicef, the UN, is the other internally. We do it all over the world. We have done for decades. We can do it. We can do it in the way that it is available to people who need it. And I, you know, do both. I am well with that, but be at least convinced that the people can go there and distribute helpful help, and make sure that these children did not die unnecessarily. No one wants that. President Trump said that no one wants that.
Margaret Brennan: You really did. I want to ask you, and, in Sudan, where there was great hardship to help people. If the United States does not lead to the efforts to get help there, another person is rewarding?
Russell: You know, behold, the United States has the ability to power so good, and we need to go up and do more. Sudan, as you say, the world’s largest disaster. Millions of children are on the way. They are not at school. We now have a very horrible cholera crisis, which is very harmful and kills children within long hours if they are unable to get help. I mean, it’s very busy. And the United States is such strength by making good offerings. And I think, you know, some countries trying, but we really can make the biggest difference when they try to do this work, and do it as soon as possible.
Margaret Brennan: In Sudan, what is the common impact here? When you don’t look –
Russell: Oh, it’s awesome. First, they don’t get food. They face a terrible sexual violence. I was in Chad and I heard the news that could break your heart, and it hurts, and the consequences, as you say, will dwell in all generations.
Margaret Brennan: Thank you for sharing that. That’s what is for us today. Thank you for viewing. I’m Margaret Brennan.
