Middle East: Gaza markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/11/1156896
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Middle East: Gaza markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
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‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

12 Dec 2023

The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave.

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Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief

Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief

12 Jun 2024

Millions of people are teetering on the brink of starvation as conflict rages across many corners of the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in Sudan and Gaza, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday. 

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‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF

‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF

19 Dec 2023

Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass those from bombardment in the absence of a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.