Blinken on Gaza: 100% of the population suffers from acute food insecurity

The entire population of Gaza is suffering from acute food insecurity, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today, citing UN data, at a press conference in Manila, where he is on an official visit. By the most recognized measure (that exists) of this issue, 100% of the population of Gaza is acutely food insecure. It is the first time an entire population has been ranked in this way, Blinken said, underscoring the urgency to get more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave. UN agencies that specialize in the issue warned yesterday, Monday, that more than 1.1 million residents of Gaza, or half of its population, are already facing a catastrophic situation of hunger, approaching famine, the highest number on record. never by the organization. Without changes in access to humanitarian aid, hunger is reaching the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the deputy director-general of the Food Agency confirmed to AFP […]
Source: News Beast

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