Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus on Friday amid reports from the enclave’s authorities that a tenth child had died from malnutrition and dehydration. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/03/1147112
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Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
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Gaza: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening

Gaza: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening

15 May 2024

Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access.

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Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting

20 Jun 2024

Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and order, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

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Sudan: as millions face famine, humanitarians plead for aid access

Sudan: as millions face famine, humanitarians plead for aid access

31 May 2024

Famine in Sudan is “imminent” if aid agencies continue to be prevented from providing relief, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.