HE the Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid AlKhater held a phone call on Monday with Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini.

During the call, they discussed co-operation relations between Qatar and the UNRWA. They also discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories and ways to remove obstacles to the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, in addition to a number of topics of common concern.

HE AlKhater emphasised that Qatar will continue its support for the UNRWA, whose responsibilities have doubled in light of the current catastrophic humanitarian situation experienced by innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip.

She stressed the importance of reaching an immediate ceasefire and bringing more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.