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UN Agency classifies Gaza in famine, amid controversy over aid flow, metho
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A new report by the UN-affiliated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared that famine is occurring in Gaza, the first such classification in the Middle East.
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Famine in Gaza threatens thousands with starvation, WHO warns
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Gaza is facing the most severe stage of famine according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, with thousands at risk of dying from hunger.
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"World's worst hunger crises": WHO warns as 2.1 million in Gaza face starv
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Gaza is on the verge of famine, as the ongoing blockade continues to affect the flow of humanitarian aid, including food, medicine, and essential supplies. With the entire population of 2.1 million facing hunger, and nearly half a million already in catastrophic conditions, the crisis has
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Gaza faces imminent famine as over 1 mn grapple with starvation, UN report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The dire situation, exacerbated by acute hunger affecting 70 per cent of the population, paints a grim picture of imminent catastrophe.
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UN warns of rising hunger in Somalia amid severe drought
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency has warned about the rising hunger in Somalia following a historical fourth consecutive failed rainy season since 2020.
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Nearly 20 million facing acute hunger in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan - almost half the population - are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in an UN-backed report, published on Monday.
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Growing food insecurity in West Africa, Sahel must not be ignored: UN huma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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