The United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, says conditions in Gaza have improved, but warned that progress remains far too slow. Alakbarov was briefing the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday after visiting Gaza to assess the humanitarian situation and progress towards early recovery. Thuto Ngobeni reports.

<p>The United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, says conditions in Gaza have improved, but warned that progress remains far too slow. Alakbarov was briefing the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday after visiting Gaza to assess the humanitarian situation and progress towards early recovery. Thuto Ngobeni reports.</p>