UN-backed body declares famine in Gaza City

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UN-backed body declares famine in Gaza City

The world’s leading authority on food crises has said the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.

The UN’s under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said the whole humanitarian movement must gain access to Gaza.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481

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Date: August 22, 2025