Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,Badr Abdelatty,met on Sunday,12 October 2025,with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,Tom Fletcher,to discuss enhancing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza as the enclave’s crisis deepens.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and its mission to safeguard Palestinian civilians and ensure the smooth delivery of relief supplies. He also surveyed Egypt’s efforts to implement the initial phase of the newly reached Gaza agreement,highlighting OCHA’s critical role in facilitating the expanded entry of medical and relief assistance.
The Egyptian foreign minister further announced preparations for the upcoming International Conference on Early Recovery and Reconstruction in Gaza,to be hosted in Cairo in partnership with international stakeholders. Fletcher affirmed OCHA’s readiness to participate actively in the reconstruction conference,underscoring the UN’s collaboration with Egypt in addressing Gaza’s urgent humanitarian and recovery needs.
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