UAE's Lana Nusseibeh, Guterres discuss Gaza aid efforts

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 09:29

By ARN News Staff

The UAE Ambassador to the UN has met with the UN Secretary General to discuss how to scale up humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Lana Nusseibeh and Antonio Guterres addressed the devastation on the ground, and explored how United Nations efforts to deliver assistance can be enhanced.

They also discussed the implementation and monitoring of UN Security Council resolution 2712, adopted last week, which calls for sustained, multi-day humanitarian pauses in Gaza.

The two met alongside representatives of Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states.

Today, Ambassador Nusseibeh met with UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres and a group of Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states.

We discussed how to scale up humanitarian aid into Gaza to address the devastation on the ground, including through… pic.twitter.com/PQtSHBEV7x
— UAE Mission to the UN (@UAEMissionToUN) November 28, 2023

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