International
For the first time in the region, famine has been officially declared in Gaza, the United Nations confirmed on Friday, 22 August. The UN-backed assessment, carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO), found that famine conditions are already present in Gaza City and could soon spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. The classification is based on extreme food shortages, rising…
