Geneva, An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Wafa News Agency quoted UN agencies as saying that food and safe water had become 'incredibly scarce' in the Palestinian territory, adding that virtually all young children had infectious illnesses. 'The Gaza Strip is poised to witness an explosion in preventable child deaths which would compound the already unbearable level of child deaths in Gaza,' said Ted Chaiban, deputy head of humanitarian action at the UN children's agency UNICEF. 'Hunger and disease are a deadly combination,' World Health Organization emergencies director Mike Ryan said in a statement. 'Hungry, weakened and deeply traumatized children are more likely to get sick, and children who are sick, especially with diarrhea, cannot absorb nutrients well,' he said. Ryan added 'It's dangerous, and tragic, and happening before our eyes.' According to a report issued by UN ICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Program (WFP), at least 90 percent of children under five in the Gaza Strip are affected by one or more infectious disease. Seventy per cent had diarrhea in the past two weeks, a 23-fold increase compared with the 2022 baseline. United Nations agencies indicated that this data was collected last month, and the situation is likely to be more serious now, stressing that this deterioration in the food situation within months is unprecedented in the world. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Related Posts
The Monetary Authority announces alternatives to dealing with cash liquidity after the destruction of bank branches in the Gaza Strip
Ramallah – Ma’an – The Palestinian Monetary Authority announced today, Wednesday, the launch of the instant payments and transfers system between banks and payment service companies (i.e. Buraq) to help citizens in the Gaza Strip pay their obligations…
HH Deputy Amir Sends Congratulations to President of Mongolia
HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.Source: Qatar News Agency
Belarus shots down a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone
Belarusian Border Guard Service announced that the personnel intercepted and shot down a Ukrainian drone in Gomel region.“A border guard patrol, which was carrying out border protection tasks on Dnieper River, was able to detect an air drone that illeg…