Emergency International Conference on Humanitarian Response in Gaza

The Jordanian Royal Court announced today, Friday, that Jordan will host an urgent international conference, in cooperation with Egypt and the United Nations, for humanitarian response in Gaza on June 11. The Royal Court stated in a statement that "the conference is organized jointly by the United Nations, Jordan, and Egypt, at the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi." It will involve "leaders of states, heads of governments, and heads of international humanitarian and relief organizations," with the aim of "determining ways to enhance the international community's response to the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip," according to the statement. The conference, which will be held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center on the shores of the Dead Sea, seeks to "identify effective mechanisms and steps for response, operational and logistical needs in this framework, and to commit to a coordinated response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza."