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A famine hasn't been declared in Gaza, but that may not matter, experts say
Humanitarian workers and food security experts told ABC News that an official declaration may not matter. There are no legal obligations from countries or international organizations when a famine is determined, and it is merely a sign that the food insecurity in an area is the worst it can be.
Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths,” ...
The leading international authority on food crises predicted "widespread death" in Gaza without immediate action.
The alert came as the total number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its assault passed 60,000, the health ministry in the enclave said Tuesday.
Al-Monitor on MSN1d
Famine is 'playing out' in Gaza, warns global hunger monitorUNITED NATIONS/GENEVA - Famine is \"playing out\" in the Gaza Strip, a global hunger monitor said in an alert issued on ...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and younger, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous ...
East Africa is experiencing what U.S. State Department officials say is quickly becoming one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades. Here is how you can help.
Tuesday’s alert by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification follows an outcry over images of emaciated children in ...
People gather at a displacement camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Within weeks, a famine could be declared in Somalia, affecting hundreds of thousands of ...
T he word ‘famine’ may be a familiar one, but it is not thrown around lightly by the people who decide when there is one. The fact that most of us today probably associate the term with the ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN4d
'Famine', 'starvation': the challenges in defining Gaza's plightThe United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip -- a designation based on strict criteria and ...
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