UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, is in Israel this week for meetings with Israeli officials and cabinet members on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2720 and will display proposals for streamlining the supply route from Egypt and continued operations of the Rafah crossing, as well as the maritime corridor from Cyprus, said the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric, during the daily briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.
‘She underscored the urgent need and paramount importance to open more land crossings from Israel into Gaza, in light of the dire humanitarian situation, especially in the North, as highlighted by the recent IPC [Integrated Food Security Phase Classification] assessment. She also stressed the critical importance of a predictable and massive increase in the volume of assistance’, he noted, adding that Kaag also emphasized the need for a safe and secure operational environment for the UN and their humanitarian p
artners in Gaza.
Kaag will also visit Ramallah for meetings with the Palestinian?Authority.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
