US VP Harris discusses Gaza humanitarian aid with UN secretary-general

US Vice President Kamala Harris met earlier today with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of an AI summit in London.

Harris “reaffirmed Israel’s right and duty to defend itself following the appalling Hamas terrorist attack of October 7 as well as the importance of respecting international humanitarian law,” the US readout says.

Harris and Guterres “discussed recent progress to increase the flow of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza as well as the urgent need to dramatically increase the pace and scale of those deliveries to ensure the flow of food, water, and medicine while restoring basic services,” the US readout says. “They also discussed the steps necessary to ensure that relief organizations had the resources they needed to effectively distribute assistance once it enters Gaza.”