The U.S. Agency for International Development is engaged in humanitarian work across many of the

conflict zones around the world. From Gaza to Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond, nearly 300 million people in the world are in need of

humanitarian assistance. The agency's work is crucial in getting that help to the

most vulnerable despite challenges of access and violence.

Am the Navaz sat down earlier this afternoon with the administrator of USAID,

Samantha Power, in New York, where world leaders have gathered for the UN General Assembly.

Administrator Power, welcome back to the news hour.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you.

I want to begin with some news today, and that is specifically out of a ProPublica report just today that they are

saying that in the spring of this year USAID submitted a report to the State

Department that included an assessment that said Israel was blocking aid

into Gaza, specifically medical and food aid.

You know that would trigger the U.S. stopping weapons supply to Israel, can you confirm that you sent that report and if

so what happened to it?

Well I think we have made very plain our desire to see as much aid as possible flow into Gaza, our concerns about a lot of the

roadblocks that have been put in the way.

I'm not going to comment on any report from today from a long time ago beyond to say that our focus is as

laser sharp on that set of issues around access as the number of trucks

flowing in today is not sufficient.

If I may because the report is not just alleging that there are roadblocks as you have

lamented before it's difficult to get aid in.

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