OCHA warned that “There’s no alternative to large-scale deliveries of aid by land in Gaza”, on X.

The UN agency said humanitarian conditions are tragic in the Palestinian strip as the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan is set to start on Monday.

‘We see a campaign of starvation that started from beginning of war and continues to unfold today,’ Michael Fakhri tells Anadolu

In addition to humanitarian situation and lack of food, water and medical care, residents who have already been displaced several times since 7 October, now risk being forced out of their shelters once again as Israel looks set to expand its ground offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Palestinians are now living ...

“Israel is clearly and systematically obstructing access to food for all civilians in Gaza,” Michael Fakhri told Anadolu on Tuesday.

'The world cannot stand by and watch people starve,' says UN agency

The United Nations has warned of the devastating situation in Sudan as hunger and displacement are spiraling out of control as fight is going on between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

"Record numbers of people were already facing hunger in Sudan before the conflict erupted on April 15. In 2023, WFP planned to support more than 7.6 million people," it said in a statement.

Somalia most affected by drought in region, with millions needing urgent assistance

'There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022,' says Antonio Guterres

UN refugee agency says millions of Yemenis receive reduced food ration this month