Egypt's Foreign Minister and UN Gaza Strip Coordinator Discuss Urgent Humanitarian Aid for Gaza, Stressing the Need for Ceasefire and Unimpeded Access
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and UN's Gaza Strip coordinator Sigrid Kaag discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, focusing on the volume and quality of aid entering the territory and priorities for aid types.
They reviewed ongoing efforts to launch the UN mechanism and affirmed the need to increase aid and protect relief personnel.
Shoukry emphasized international parties' legal and humanitarian responsibility to implement UN resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 2720, regarding the situation in Gaza.
The text discusses the importance of addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza immediately and permanently through a ceasefire.
Aid access must be ensured in a full, safe, and intensive manner, with impediments imposed by Israel removed and all land crossings opened to increase the flow of aid.
The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Kaag, expressed her commitment to continuing coordination and consultation with Egypt and acknowledged Egypt's role in containing the crisis's humanitarian consequences and cooperation between Egyptian organizations and UN relief agencies in delivering aid.