UN: Millions could starve in Gaza and Sudan by mid July

Rome June 12, 2024(QJ)-More than a million Palestinians could face starvation by next month due to the war in Gaza, the United Nations relief chief warned.

The conflicts in Gaza and Sudan are “pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation,” according to the UN.

“Only technicalities prevent famines from being declared, as people are already dying of hunger,” the UN said ahead of the G7 summit in Italy this week.

Griffiths said more than one million people in Gaza are “expected to face death and starvation by the middle of July.”

He said humanitarian aid is not the solution to the conflicts and that countries in the G7 “must immediately bring their substantial political leverage and financial resources to bear so that aid organizations can reach all people in need.”