UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator
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December 27, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands' former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert, was appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza, the United Nations chief announced Tuesday.
The announcement by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres follows the Security Council's adoption of a resolution on Friday requesting him to expeditiously appoint a senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, where more than 2 million civilians are in desperate need of food, water and medicine,
Guterres said Kaag, who speaks fluent Arabic and five other lan...
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