Ammon News - The United Nations on Tuesday named a coordinator to oversee humanitarian relief shipments into Gaza as part of a U.N. Security Council resolution adopted on Friday to boost humanitarian aid.

Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands' outgoing finance minister, will be the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza starting on Jan. 8, the U.N. said in a statement.

"In this role she will facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify humanitarian relief consignments for Gaza," the U.N. said. She will also establish a "mechanism" to accelerate aid into Gaza through countries not involved with the conflict. Reuters