20 August 2025
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
Alarming new data from UNRWA clinics in Gaza:
Since March, nearly 100,000 children under the age of 5 screened by UNRWA
– In less than 6 months, child malnutrition tripled across the Gaza Strip.
– In Gaza City, nearly 1 in every three children is now malnourished—X six higher than before the ceasefire collapsed.
This is not a natural disaster.
It is a man-made, preventable starvation.
UNRWA and other aid groups have been blocked for almost six months from bringing in supplies.
The Agency’s warehouses in Egypt and Jordan have aid that could fill 6,000 trucks— including three months worth of food.
Again and again, I appeal to let life-saving aid in through UNRWA , and other humanitarian organisations.
If not, more children will continue to die.
Political will can reverse this abomination.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Children, Gaza Strip, Hunger
Publication Date: 20/08/2025
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-gaza-alarming-new-data-unrwa-clinics-gaza