New UN coordinator for Gaza in Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid

The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza is in Egypt this week in efforts to scale-up assistance to the enclave, where more than 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas militants have left most of the population in dire need of food, water, medicines and other basic items.

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New UN coordinator for Gaza in Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid

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