GENEVA (AN) — A famine is officially confirmed in Gaza by a global food security body, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a designation U.N. officials said is "entirely man-made" and can be halted.
The IPC's Famine Review Committee determined on Friday that famine, or IPC Phase 5, is currently taking place, with its report based on "irrefutable testimony" from the region. This marks the first time a famine has been officially confirmed in the Middle East region. The finding marks only the fifth time in IPC's history that such a classification has been made.
Humanitarians & Peace — Middle East — Palestine — Israel — U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) — Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) — Refugees International — World Food Program (WFP) — UNICEF — World Health Organization (WHO) — Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
