The most senior official at the UN overseeing aid and reconstruction in Gaza has expressed concern that the international community is not doing enough to help innocent civilians in the region.
Sigrid Kaag, who was appointed nine months ago with the aim of improving the delivery of urgently needed aid, said that the report she will present to the UN Security Council today will be "very sombre and perhaps dark."
She described the situation in the territory as a "significant catastrophe" and emphasized that the needs of civilians in Gaza are not being adequately met.
In an interview with the BBC, the senior UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction in Gaza stated that the systems to deliver assistance, including through various land and sea routes into Gaza, are now in place. She also highlighted the tireless efforts of UN personnel who are risking their lives on a daily basis to carry out this work.
However, she emphasized that Gaza remains "the most unsafe place in the world to work" and expressed regret that not much more can be improved until there is a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages who are still being held there.
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