#gaza-famine

#gaza-famine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Gaza's famine was a man-made disaster, a moral indictment, and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival, Guterres said. People are starving. Children are dying. And those with the duty to act are failing. The UN chief said Israel, as the occupying power, has unequivocal obligations under international law,

Describing the situation as a "race against time," the report says at least 132,000 children under the age of 5 could die from acute malnutrition in the coming months. This estimate has doubled since an IPC report in May, showing just how drastically the conditions have worsened in Gaza in recent weeks. Nearly 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women will require an urgent nutrition response.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system said 514,000 people - close to a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza - are experiencing famine, with the number due to rise to 641,000 by the end of September. Some 280,000 of those people are in a northern region covering Gaza City - known as Gaza governorate - which the IPC said was in famine following nearly two years of war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.