{"id":292081,"date":"2023-12-22T15:06:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=292081"},"modified":"2023-12-28T11:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:09:57","slug":"statement-by-unicef-on-the-risk-of-famine-in-the-gaza-strip","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-unicef-on-the-risk-of-famine-in-the-gaza-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF on the risk of famine in the Gaza Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Latest IPC report warns that acute food insecurity puts all children under five in the Gaza Strip\u2014335,000\u2014at high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death<\/h3>\n
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF\/El BabaA boy sits on a mattress in the courtyard where displaced persons have taken shelter in the State of Palestine.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NEW YORK, 22 December 2023 <\/strong>\u2013 \u201cYesterday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) warned the world of the very high risk of famine in the Gaza Strip, increasing every day if the situation persists. Specifically, the IPC report said at least 1 in 4 households in the Gaza Strip, or more than half a million people, are facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, the highest level of warning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese entirely manmade, foreseeable, and preventable catastrophic conditions mean that children and families in the Gaza Strip are now facing violence from the air, and deprivation from the ground\u2014with potentially the worst yet to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe report also said that almost 1.2 million people are experiencing emergency levels of acute food insecurity and acknowledged that famine thresholds for acute food insecurity have already been exceeded.\u00a0In short, this means for many families in Gaza, the threat of dying from hunger is already real.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese findings imply that all children under five in the Gaza Strip\u2014335,000\u2014are at high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death as the risk of famine conditions continues to increase.\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF estimates that in the coming weeks, at least 10,000 children under five years will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, and will need therapeutic foods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis unacceptable risk comes at a time when the Gaza Strip\u2019s food and health systems are facing complete collapse. More than 80 per cent of young children are experiencing severe food poverty, and more than two-thirds of hospitals are no longer functioning because of the lack of fuel, water, and vital medical supplies or because they sustained catastrophic damage in attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also particularly concerned about the nutrition of over 155,000 pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, as well as for over 135,000 children under two, given their specific nutrition needs, which are compounded by stress and trauma.<\/p>\n

\u201cImportantly, however, the IPC has emphasized that these conditions do not have to persist.\u00a0Yesterday’s warning of famine in the coming weeks and months can still be averted. But we must act now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need an immediate and long-lasting humanitarian ceasefire so that humanitarian actors can support the strengthening and restoring of essential services across the Gaza Strip, allowing vulnerable children to meet their basic nutrition and health needs. These include the provision of infant milk, food and nutrient supplements, and ready-to-use therapeutic foods for the early prevention, detection and treatment of severe malnutrition, as well as water, medical supplies and fuel, and resumption of commercial traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need the restoration of critical infrastructure, including hospitals, so young children, pregnant women and injured patients can safely access life-saving treatment and care.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, we need all parties to immediately and fully respect international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction and proportionality, and to take all necessary precautions to protect the civilian population, to release all hostages, and to meet their obligations to ensure children are protected and assisted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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