The UN says practically 300 assist staff, greater than two-thirds of them UN workers, have been killed to this point within the grievous Gaza struggle, which is now approaching the one-year mark.
Ms Kaag, one of many few UN officers to fulfill senior Israeli officers together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, described her discussions as “constructive”.
“We put asks on the desk. Some are met. We additionally get hold of commitments.”
However she identified that “between the dedication and the time that it takes to see seen and tangible implementation, an excessive amount of time passes”.
“There may be not a day, not a second to lose,” she instructed the BBC in an interview from New York.
Israeli officers have repeatedly insisted sufficient assist is reaching Gaza, and deny reviews of widespread and extreme starvation.
Ms Kaag stated that “we do know from our surveys and research that almost all of the inhabitants is meals insecure” and the UN’s well being centres know “what number of malnourished or acutely malnourished youngsters or infants are available”.
Requested about Israeli accusations that the principle drawback with meals supply was Hamas’s diversion of assist, Ms Kaag replied: “We hear that rather a lot. I discover that very tough to verify.”
She stated that in a struggle zone “I can’t say every thing goes proper on a regular basis,” however emphasised: “I can vouch for the integrity of the operations of our colleagues.”