UN Gaza aid chief: Global community is failing innocent civilians

Sigrid Kaag tells the BBC the crisis in Gaza is a “catastrophe” as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues.

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Sigrid Kaag, who was appointed nine months ago to improve the delivery of urgently needed aid, said a report she is due to make to the UN Security Council today would be “very sombre and perhaps dark”.

She described the situation in the territory as a “significant catastrophe”.

“We're not meeting the needs, let alone creating prospects and hope for the civilians in Gaza.”

In a rare interview, the senior UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction in Gaza said the systems to deliver assistance - including through multiple land and sea routes into Gaza - were now in place.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0gg9k76w9o

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