UN / GUTERRES SIGRID KAAG

Sigrid Kaag met with Secretary-General António Guterres as she started her assignment as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2720. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:26
• Production Date: 8 January 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; SIGRID KAAG
• Corporate Name: SECRETARIAT
• Subject Topical: CIVILIAN PROTECTION; CONFLICT; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; RECONSTRUCTION
• Geographic Subject: GAZA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 3163001
• Parent Id: 3163001
• Alternate Title: unifeed240108b

Description

STORY: UN / GUTERRES SIGRID KAAG
TRT: 00:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: NATS

DATELINE: 08 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

08 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Various shots, newly appointed Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag Secretary-General António Guterres

Storyline

Sigrid Kaag today (8 Jan) met with Secretary-General António Guterres as she started her assignment as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2720.

In her new capacity she will facilitate, coordinate, monitor, and verify humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza.  

Kaag has also received the mandate to establish a UN mechanism to accelerate humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza through States which are not party to the conflict.

This week she will travel to Washington DC for meetings before traveling to the region.