The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?

Salon  

The risk of famine looms in Gaza. The World Health Organization has repeatedly warned about the consequences of hunger and food insecurity in the region, including the impact on rising infection rates and increased child mortality. Bacterial infection is a leading cause of death for children with severe acute malnutrition. Israel has destroyed around two-thirds of Gaza's water systems, according to UNICEF, forcing children to drink unsafe water and increasing their exposure to sewage and waterborne diseases. Lasting impacts of severe acute malnutrition are linked to high rates of disease and early death, even after treatment.

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Famine Is Likely Imminent In Northern Gaza, Hunger Experts Warn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Famine Is Likely Imminent In Northern Gaza, Hunger Experts Warn

Huff Post  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Abdel Kareem Hana via AP UNITED NATIONS — There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned …

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

CNN  

CNN — The recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicates that famine has spread across the entire enclave, according to a United Nations statement, citing independent experts. An estimated 495,000 people in Gaza – or 22% of the population – are “experiencing an extreme lack of food,” according to an Integrated …

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say
6 months ago

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say

NPR  

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say toggle caption Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images Nearly all of Gaza’s population is struggling with food shortages and hunger, and half a million people are now facing starvation, a new report by independent experts says. Sponsor Message The I.P.C.report says more than 340,000 Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing the …

50,000 Gaza children require urgent treatment for malnutrition: UN
6 months, 1 week ago

50,000 Gaza children require urgent treatment for malnutrition: UN

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA warns people in Gaza face ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger because of Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid. Over 50,000 children require treatment for acute malnutrition@UNRWA teams work tirelessly to reach families with aid but the situation is catastrophic. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/FwmsjrqmRW — UNRWA June 15, 2024 UNICEF spokesperson James Elder also described how difficult it is to not only get aid …

Nine out of 10 children in Gaza lack food for growth: UNICEF
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine out of 10 children in Gaza lack food for growth: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

New report examines child food poverty worldwide, with particular focus on ‘catastrophic impact’ of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. About 90 percent of children in Gaza lack nutrition and face “severe” threats to their “survival, growth and development”, according to the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF. A report, published by UNICEF on Thursday, laid bare the “catastrophic impact” of Israel’s offensive …

The UN says there's 'full-blown famine' in northern Gaza. What does that mean?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The UN says there's 'full-blown famine' in northern Gaza. What does that mean?

The Independent  

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A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. “There is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south.” She said a cease-fire and …

282 million faced acute hunger in 2023, worst hit in Gaza
7 months, 4 weeks ago

282 million faced acute hunger in 2023, worst hit in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday. The U.N. report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in 2022, due to the …

U.N. report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
8 months ago

U.N. report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza

LA Times  

Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday. The United Nations report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in 2022, because of the sharp deterioration …

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means
9 months ago

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means

Associated Press  

Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling to avoid starvation. That’s according to food security experts and aid groups, who are warning about the toll from hunger caused by the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza …

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here's what that means.
9 months ago

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here's what that means.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Gaza, virtually every resident …

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF
9 months, 1 week ago

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza, others severely malnourished: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

The UN agency says surviving children do not ‘even have the energy to cry’ as famine looms in the besieged enclave being bombarded for months. Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund. Because …

UN says acute malnutrition spreading fast among children in Gaza
9 months, 1 week ago

UN says acute malnutrition spreading fast among children in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel says it will send a delegation to Qatar for more talks with mediators after Hamas presented a new truce proposal. The main United Nations aid agency operating in Gaza has said that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new truce talks on a hostage …

Israel-Hamas War: Children Most-Affected As Hunger Claims Lives In Northern Gaza
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas War: Children Most-Affected As Hunger Claims Lives In Northern Gaza

ABP News  

Amid the prevailing risk of famine in war-torn Gaza, children are now dying of hunger besides bombardment from Israeli forces, as reported by news agency AP. The attack on 118 civilians waiting for food aid near Gaza City last month, triggered global outrage over the humanitarian crisis. According to AP, hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been …

It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too
9 months, 2 weeks ago

It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger. Israel’s bombardment and ground assaults have already wreaked a high toll among children, who along with women make up nearly three-quarters of the more than 30,800 Palestinians killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Most people eat …

'Ten children died of malnutrition in Gaza hospital'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Ten children died of malnutrition in Gaza hospital'

New Indian Express  

At least ten children have reportedly died because of dehydration and malnutrition in Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Northern Gaza Strip in recent days, a statement issued by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said. There are likely more children fighting for their lives somewhere in one of Gaza's few remaining hospitals, and likely …

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry

Al Jazeera  

Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has also gone out of service due to a lack of fuel for generators. Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has said, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave worsens. “We ask international agencies to intervene immediately …

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths
10 months ago

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had become "incredibly scarce" in the Palestinian territory, adding that virtually all young …

Famine by February: How bad is Gaza’s hunger crisis under Israeli attacks?
1 year ago

Famine by February: How bad is Gaza’s hunger crisis under Israeli attacks?

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of restricted access to food in the Gaza Strip have culminated in severe hunger and growing risks of famine in the besieged enclave. Since early October, Israeli attacks across Gaza have damaged local bakeries and food warehouses, along with roads that are used to transport humanitarian aid. More than 90 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million population is facing high …

Gaza fighting: 93% starving; ’lethal hunger-disease combination’ adds to misery
1 year ago

Gaza fighting: 93% starving; ’lethal hunger-disease combination’ adds to misery

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that "an unprecedented 93 per cent of the population" in war-hit Gaza is facing hunger crisis. The global health body said "at least one in four household" is experiencing an "extreme lack of food and starvation". As Israel continues its attack on Hamas-ruled Gaza, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification global partnership released …

Disease could kill more in Gaza than bombs, WHO says amid Israeli siege
1 year ago

Disease could kill more in Gaza than bombs, WHO says amid Israeli siege

Al Jazeera  

Shattered healthcare and sanitation systems must be restored in Gaza, says World Health Organization. More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if the health and sanitation systems are not repaired, the World Health Organization has said. Citing a United Nations report on the living conditions of displaced residents in northern Gaza, she said: “ …

UNICEF says Gaza world's 'most dangerous place' for children: ‘To survive…’
1 year, 1 month ago

UNICEF says Gaza world's 'most dangerous place' for children: ‘To survive…’

Hindustan Times  

The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough to save their lives. UNICEF's executive director Catherine Russell told the UN Security Council that over 5,300 children have reportedly …

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