UN taps outgoing Dutch minister as humanitarian coordinator for Gaza

Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag speaks to journalists during the Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2023. (John Thys/AFP)
Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag speaks to journalists during the Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2023. (John Thys/AFP)

The United Nations names an outgoing Dutch minister as its humanitarian coordinator for Gaza, following last week’s Security Council resolution calling for aid to be delivered to the Strip “at scale.”

Sigrid Kaag will start work on January 8, the UN says in a statement.

Most Popular