Arab League chief, UN humanitarian chief discuss Gaza, Sudan crises in New York
Amr Yehia
Nabil Fahmy Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, on Sunday, met with Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, at the start of his meetings during his participation in the high-level segment of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Secretary-General listened to a presentation on the efforts undertaken by the United Nations in the humanitarian field, particularly those aimed at alleviating crises in various parts of the Arab region, foremost in the Gaza Strip, Sudan and Somalia.
Fahmy stressed the need for concerted efforts and for exerting utmost efforts to alleviate the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in various regions suffering from humanitarian crises, expressing the Arab League's readiness to engage and cooperate with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and to support any effort that leads to improving humanitarian conditions in the region.
The two sides agreed that the coming period should witness further cooperation and coordination regarding dealing with the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in various parts of the Arab region.
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