famine
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Earlier yesterday, the UK and the European Commission announced plans to create a maritime corridor to help aid reach Gaza. The project will be carried out with the help of several other countries, and comes after the US said it would build a temporary port in the besieged region to help aid efforts. Here’s what…
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In the last 24 hours, at least three people have starved to death in Gaza as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Three-year-old Ahmed Wael Ahl died of hunger and dehydration, as did a 15-year-old child in Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said, A 72-year-old man died from malnutrition and dehydration in…
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Famine looms in Gaza – when could one be declared? Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, has said suffering in Gaza is now at the point of tipping into famine. Starvation has been widely reported from inside Gaza, particularly in the north, where aid has rarely been delivered. Here MEZIESBLOG looks at how famine is classified…
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A senior UN official has warned that at least a quarter of Gaza’s population is one step away from famine and many children are severely malnourished. Humanitarian coordinator Ramesh Ramasingham told the UN Security Council last night that “there is every possibility for further deterioration” in the enclave, where nearly everyone is in need of…
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The Palestinian foreign minister claims that Israel is weaponising food and starving Gaza deliberately – claims an Israeli official rejected as “obscene”. The UN World Food Programme has previously said half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million is starving. Israel has said it allows aid into Gaza via the Rafah crossing and announced the first…
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North Korea is facing serious threats of famine, as embargo on chemicals has forced Kim Jong II’s regime to order an immediate stockpiling of human wastes as an alternative to fertilizers. Kim Jong II follows in the footsteps of North Korea’s past leaders by ordering poo quota. According to reports, survivors of the dictator’s brutal…
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