Jordan Daily – Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris today met with UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, to discuss efforts to ramp-up aid delivery in Gaza.
The meeting came as the minister also confirmed that 750 family-sized Irish Aid tents have arrived in Gaza and will be distributed to people whose homes have been destroyed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Under-Secretary General Fletcher was in Gaza last weekend and provided an update to the Harris on the critical humanitarian crisis facing people there.
The minister pledged Ireland’s commitment to the UN humanitarian response. Ireland has provided over €89 million to the Palestinian people since October 2023. This support includes providing humanitarian stocks such as the tents.
The said: “Hearing Under-Secretary General Fletcher speak about the people he met in Gaza last weekend was a powerful reminder of the scale of human suffering. The people he met have lived through two years of hell.
“They are determined now to rebuild their lives. The UN is ramping-up its aid deliveries and the international community must do what it can to support these life-saving efforts.
“I made clear that Ireland’s stands firmly behind efforts to deliver vital aid to people in Gaza. We have provided €89 million in support for people in Palestine since October 2023 and intend on scaling-up our response in the weeks and months ahead.
“A practical illustration of that support was the delivery of 750 family-sized tents from Irish Aid into Gaza yesterday. These tents will provide shelter to people who have lost their homes.”