with that, sigrid, let me dive right in. the situation in gaza was already quite dire in december when the un security council resolution passed creating your position. since then, several u.n. agencies are warning about the prospect of imminent famine. can you describe for us the scope and the scale of humanitarian need in gaza? and more broadly, how would you frame this overarching problem set of the humanitarian challenges that are posed in the gaza conflict arena? ms. kaag: thank you. the first one is hard to summarize, but i would start to say the situation is catastrophic. all civilians are deeply affected. the majority have lost their homes. certainly lost their livelihoods. we have thousands and thousands of children in modern wartime -- without a known living relative. gaza families have always been extended gaza families to have quite a number of children. no living relative is very telling about the extent of loss of life. we know the statistics that two thirds of the casualties in this conflict are women and chil