Director Matthew Hollingworth of the World Food Programme (#WFP) describes the situation in southern Gaza’s #Rafah as dire, stating, "The sounds and smells of everyday life are horrific and apocalyptic."
He further explains that residents endure constant bombing, drones, and the presence of tanks in central Rafah, just kilometers away from where Palestinians have sought refuge.
During a virtual briefing with reporters, Hollingworth recounts the desperation of many Palestinians he spoke with, questioning whether to leave, attempt to cross the border into Egypt, or return to Gaza City. They express uncertainty about accessing aid in their time of need.
UN food agency’s supplies in Gaza will run out in a matter of days.
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid shortages of aid supplies, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, on May 8, 2024 [File: Hatem Khaled/ Reuters]
Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. People have been forced to consume “grass and peanut shells,” the regional director for Eastern Africa of the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. “If assistance...
#UN / IDF Blocked Food Trucks Entery to Northen Gaza
The UN World Food Programme (#WFP) is facing challenges in delivering food supplies to northern Gaza. The latest food convoy was turned back by the IDF due to a wait at the checkpoint. This has further exacerbated the food shortage in the region.
[...] “Although today’s convoy did not make it to the north to provide food to the people who are starving, WFP continues to explore every possible means to do so,” said Carl Skau, WFP’s Deputy Executive Director.
The WFP is working to ensure the safety of humanitarian staff and prevent famine in Gaza.
#Gaza / UNRWA suspends aid to northern Gaza amid ‘collapse of civil order’
UNRWA has suspended aid deliveries to northern Gaza due to desperate and unsafe conditions caused by severe hunger and lack of food. People searching for food are stopping aid trucks and making deliveries impossible. UNRWA says this desperate behavior stems from exhaustion and hunger, not criminality.
UNRWA has not had permits from Israel to deliver aid to northern Gaza for over a month. Overall aid permitted into Gaza has drastically declined since October 2022. UN agencies have warned of impending widespread famine, especially in northern Gaza. Aid reaching the north has become very difficult.
World Food Programme convoys have been attacked and looted in chaotic conditions. WFP and UNRWA say very little aid is getting through, not enough to prevent famine.
Families still reeling from the aftermath of a two-year conflict in Tigray are now resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive. The conflict and erratic rainfall have further exacerbated the planting season which threatens to plunge the region into deeper humanitarian catastrophe if nothing is done, warns Oxfam....
There are often irregularities in humanitarian efforts. But for donors (US, UK etc) to stop support & let innocent civilians starve & face the slaughter is unconscionable.
We saw this in #Tigray when #USAID#WFP suspended operations due to 'corruption' & now funding stopped for #UNRWA in #Gaza due to ostensible participation of some staff in Oct 7 attacks. Instead of an investigation western govt choose collective punishment.
Auf der COP28 wird auch über Ernährung und Landwirtschaft beraten - ein Bereich, der laut Welternährungsprogramm zu den größten Verursachern von Treibhausgasen gehört. Die UN-Organisation fordert eine Kehrtwende.
Die Lage der Menschen in #Gaza wird von Tag zu Tag unerträglicher. Wir erleben dieser Tage auch, dass insbesondere Frauen und Kinder in Gaza am meisten leiden. Sie bekommen Essen zuletzt und sterben als Erste. - Außenministerin Baerbock im Humanitarian Response Depot in Dubai 1/4
Wir, als internationale Gemeinschaft, müssen alles dafür tun, dass dieses Leid gelindert wird, dass endlich wieder mehr Versorgung nach #Gaza reinkommt. Daher mein herzlicher Dank an das #WFP für ihre unglaubliche Arbeit. - Außenministerin Baerbock 2/4
Wir haben unsere humanitäre Hilfe für die Menschen in den palästinensischen Gebieten auf insgesamt 179 Mio Euro dieses Jahr erhöht. Deutschland ist seit Jahren mit den USA stärkster Unterstützer von #WFP & #UNWRA. - Außenministerin Baerbock 3/4
#UNWFP “With only ten percent of necessary food supplies entering #Gaza since the beginning of the conflict, the Strip now faces a massive food gap and widespread hunger as nearly the entire population is in desperate need of food assistance…”
“[…] Fuel shortages have triggered a crippling halt in bread production across all 130 bakeries in Gaza. Bread, a staple food for people in Gaza, is scarce or non-existent.”
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said food and water supplies in the enclave “are practically non-existent” and only a fraction of what is needed is arriving through border crossings into Gaza.
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster,’ urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation....
People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan (edition.cnn.com)
Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. People have been forced to consume “grass and peanut shells,” the regional director for Eastern Africa of the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. “If assistance...
Oxfam warns of growing hunger crisis in Tigray as families resort to extreme measures to survive (theaimn.com)
Families still reeling from the aftermath of a two-year conflict in Tigray are now resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive. The conflict and erratic rainfall have further exacerbated the planting season which threatens to plunge the region into deeper humanitarian catastrophe if nothing is done, warns Oxfam....
United Nations (UN): Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza (news.un.org)
Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday....
Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster’: World Food Programme urges the international community to provide humanitarian aid (www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster,’ urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation....