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October 15, 2025 Humanitarian aid
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Wednesday called for seizing the opportunity to fully implement the agreements on the Middle East conflict. Recalling the summit of world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, during which a ceasefire agreement was signed in Gaza, Fletcher recounted his conversations with them.
"From my conversations with them, it's clear that this is a moment of great, yet fragile, hope. The public response to the progress made also clearly demonstrates that Palestinians, Israelis, and people across the region want peace," the Emergency Relief Coordinator said.
He recalled that earlier this week, UN humanitarian agencies began increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Food, medicine, fuel, water, cooking gas, and tents were delivered to the Strip. Some roads have been cleared, and a bakery has reopened.
"But yesterday we encountered new obstacles to implementing this initiative. Now we must ensure that these don't derail the progress that President Trump, the UN Secretary-General, and many other leaders are pushing for," Fletcher said.
He emphasized that Hamas must make every effort to immediately return the bodies of all deceased hostages. "I am also gravely concerned by the evidence of violence against civilians in Gaza," the Emergency Relief Coordinator stated.
He called on Israel – in accordance with the agreements – to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid, “on which the lives of many people depend and on which the whole world insists.”
"We need to open more crossing points and develop a realistic, practical approach to addressing the remaining challenges. Throughout this crisis, we have insisted that aid to civilians is not a bargaining chip. Facilitating the delivery of aid is a legal obligation," Fletcher said.
He also noted that UN humanitarian agencies have developed a 60-day plan for delivering aid to Gaza. Fletcher is in the region this week, coordinating the plan's implementation. He emphasized that the agencies will deliver aid in a way that "ensures it reaches civilians, not armed groups."
"We will not tolerate any interference in the distribution of aid," Fletcher said.
No one expected "everything to be simple and easy," Fletcher said, adding that there could be more obstacles ahead.
"The world has failed so many times before – we must not fail this time," he concluded.
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