Dutch diplomat Sigrid Kaag appointed UN Middle East envoy
Kaag will continue in her current role as U.N. senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza
JNS - Jewish News Syndicate 20.01.2025
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has decided to appoint Gaza aid coordinator Sigrid Kaag as the world body’s interim special coordinator for the Middle East peace process and the personal representative of the secretary-general to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority.
Kaag will continue in her current role as U.N. senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, spokesman Farhan Haq said on Saturday.
Kaag will replace Norway’s Tor Wennesland, who has held the post of special coordinator for the Middle East peace process since 2021.
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