Egypt welcomes appointment of humanitarian coordinator for Gaza
Egypt has expressed its approval of the appointment of Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch woman, as the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Kaag's appointment, set to commence on January 8, with a focus on facilitating, coordinating, monitoring, and verifying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Kaag will also establish a UN mechanism to expedite the movement of aid through states not involved in the conflict, supported by the UN Office for Project Services.
Ahmed Abu Zaid, the spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, stated, "We welcome the appointment of Sigrid Kaag as a Senior Humanitarian Coordinator to Gaza and the commencement of implementing SC Res. 2720 to establish a UN mechanism for accelerating aid delivery to Gaza. Reaching a ceasefire remains indispensable to end this crisis."
In addition to this, an emergency meeting of the Palestine Committee took place in preparation for the Arab Parliament session on Gaza. Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, the speaker, reiterated the Arab Parliament's support for the Palestinian cause, condemning the international community's failure to halt the Israeli occupation's aggression against the Palestinian people.
The Arab Parliament will convene a special session on Palestine on Thursday at the League of Arab States headquarters in Cairo.
