Sharjah24 - WAM: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, in New York.
During the meeting, held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Sheikh Abdullah and Kaag discussed the severe humanitarian conditions affecting civilians in the Gaza Strip, and explored ways to strengthen the international response to the worsening crisis in the Strip.
They also reviewed regional and international efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza, which would facilitate the safe, sufficient and sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians.
Sheikh Abdullah reaffirmed the UAE's steadfast commitment to supporting the brotherly Palestinian people, expressing the UAE's keenness to cooperate with the United Nations and international partners to deliver necessary humanitarian assistance, helping to alleviate the suffering of affected civilians in the Strip.
The meeting was attended by Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, and Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations.
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