Arab leaders convened in Jordan for an emergency international conference on Tuesday to assess the humanitarian response for Gaza, at the invitation of King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The conference aims to strengthen the international community’s response to the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip by identifying effective mechanisms and steps for operational and logistical needs. It also seeks to coordinate a unified response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The ongoing war in Gaza has caused a humanitarian catastrophe for over 2.3 million Palestinians, leading to widespread famine, psychological suffering, and massive destruction. Access to food, water, housing, and medicine has become almost non-existent.
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, arrived in Amman on Tuesday morning to participate in the conference.
Ahead of the “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, met with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Al-Safadi, on Monday. The officials discussed joint coordination in support of Palestinians and efforts to enhance joint Arab action.
They also addressed current regional and international developments, with a focus on the war in Gaza and the resulting human suffering experienced by the Palestinian people.
Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, also arrived in Amman on Monday to participate in the conference held at the King Hussein bin Talal Conference Center at the Dead Sea.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is expected to arrive on Tuesday.
Source: Arab News
