AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, on Sunday at Al-Husseiniya Palace, met with World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy
H. McCain to discuss the necessity of sustaining the delivery of urgent food
and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to a Royal Court statement.
اضافة اعلان
King
Abdullah stressed the importance of the role of international organizations
such as the WFP in urging the international community to step up its efforts to
ensure the delivery of food, water, medicine, and fuel to Gaza, calling for
safeguarding medical and relief infrastructure in the strip.
During the
meeting, attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah
II, His Majesty praised the WFP’s role in working to deliver humanitarian aid
to Gaza, noting Jordan’s continued efforts to provide relief, medical, and
humanitarian assistance to the strip.
The meeting
also covered the partnership between Jordan and the WFP and ways to strengthen
it, especially in facing the challenges of food insecurity among refugees and
host communities.
For her
part, WFP Executive Director McCain expressed her appreciation of WFP’s
decades-long partnership with Jordan and the important role the Kingdom plays
in safeguarding regional stability and facilitating vital assistance to Gaza.
She stressed
the importance of the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and
the continued and sustained flow of supplies of food, medicine, and emergency
assistance into the Gaza Strip.
Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Director of the Office of His
Majesty Jafar Hassan attended the meeting.
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