The Secretary of the Gulf States discusses with a UN official the enhancement of development and humanitarian cooperation

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The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassem Al-Budaiwi, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge da Silva, reviewed aspects of joint cooperation between the two sides. They discussed ways to develop and enhance them in a number of areas of common interest, especially development and humanitarian projects, in a way that enhances the efforts of the international community to achieve sustainable development and consolidate security and stability at the regional and international levels.

This came during their meeting, today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group for the year 2026.

For his part, Al-Budaiwi stressed the importance of mobilizing international efforts to help the Palestinian people at all levels, and to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz without restrictions or fees, as was the case previously, stressing the importance of joining international efforts to ensure the security of waterways and the safety of maritime navigation.

For his part, da Silva briefly reviewed the tragic conditions in the Gaza Strip, and the economic, humanitarian and development challenges it faces. He also spoke about the efforts of the working group formed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to develop technical mechanisms to meet the needs in the Strait of Hormuz.