{
  "id": 15568514,
  "title": "Guardiola urges world not to forget Gaza in UNRWA appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/guardiola-urges-world-not-to-forget-gaza-in-unrwa-appeal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T06:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/19/guardiola-urges-world-not-to-forget-gaza-in-unrwa-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is urging the world not to forget the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. In a video appeal for the UN refugee agency UNRWA, Guardiola emphasizes the need to remember the individual lives lost and the human impact of the conflict. He warns against language that distances us from their pain and stresses the importance of solidarity and ongoing support for UNRWA. The Israeli military has killed over 74,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Guardiola highlights the resilience of the Palestinian people while lamenting the harsh reality they face, stating that no child should grow up learning to survive before learning to live. He calls for an end to silence and urges the world to stand with Palestine in its pursuit of justice and peace.",
  "summary": "Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged the world not to forget Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, in a video appeal for the UN refugee agency UNRWA. The video, published by UNRWA Spain late Sunday, calls for continued solidarity and asks viewers to donate to the agency. “They are not statistics,” Guardiola says of those killed, describing them as people with “names and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola urges world not to forget Gaza in UNRWA appeal.",
    "Over 74,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli military since October 7, 2023.",
    "Guardiola emphasizes resilience of Palestinian people while lamenting harsh reality."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Guardiola’s appeal leverages his global platform to combat humanitarian apathy and ensure that the immense scale of Palestinian suffering does not lead to international indifference or a loss of solidarity.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/funding-shortages-force-world-food-programme-to-cut-aid-to-gaza",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:00:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Guardiola urges world not to forget Gaza in UNRWA appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/guardiola-urges-world-not-to-forget-gaza-in-unrwa-appeal-15570965",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:00:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "World Food Programme to end aid for half a million in Gaza due to funding shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-to-end-aid-for-half-a-million-in-gaza-due-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza-citing",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-says-ending-aid-for-half-million-in-gaza-due-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:01:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/world-food-programme-cuts-aid-to-500-000-palestinians-in-gaza-citing-15592220",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:32:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}