Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag will resign from her post to take on a new role as the United Nations' Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, the UN said in a statement.

Kaag, also the outgoing Dutch finance minister, announced the news on X, formerly Twitter, saying she would begin work from January 8.

The appointment comes after the Security Council passed a resolutionlast week to step-up the "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale" to residents in Gaza.

"In this role, she will facilitate, coordinate, monitor, and verify humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza," the UN said in a statement.