Anthony Blinken said today that the entire population of Gaza is suffering from “acute food insecurity”.
“According to the most recognized measure (that exists) for this matter, 100% of the population of Gaza is in a state of acute food insecurity. It is the first time that an entire population has been ranked in this way,” said Blinkenstressing that it is urgent to get more humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
His services UN experts on the issue warned yesterday, Monday, that more than 1.1 million Gazans, half its population, are already facing a “catastrophic hunger situation”, verging on famine, “the highest number ever recorded » from the organization.
“Without changes in access to humanitarian aid, hunger is reaching” the north of Gaza StripDeputy Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Beth Besdol confirmed to AFP.
“It is possible that it is already uncontrolled in the North, but we are still not able to verify it,” due to the lack of access to these lands, he explained.
The IPC (Integrated Food Security Classification Framework) criteria that the UN’s FAO and World Food Program (WFP) rely on to declare a famine is technically not met, but already “Gaza people are dying of hunger,” he said. alongside WFP director Cindy McCain.
According to newsit, Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to hold talks on efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and speeding up the transfer of humanitarian aid.
The US Secretary of State noted during the interview he gave today in Manila, that his visit has various purposes, including reaching a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas and securing the release of hostages.
The visit is being made “to discuss the right architecture for a lasting regional peace”, the US Secretary of State also noted in his interview.
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