29 July 2025
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)
The worst case scenario of famine is now happening in Gaza according to the leading world experts.
An entirely man-made famine.
The threshold of famine has been reached with widespread starvation and malnutrition across the war-torn enclave including among children.
More than 100 people have died due to hunger in the past few weeks alone.
The only way to reverse this catastrophe is to flood Gaza with a massive scale up of aid.
The United Nations including UNRWA have the expertise and resources available.
UNRWA alone has the equivalent of 6,000 trucks of food and medicine ready to cross into Gaza.
Let us do our work without restrictions, in safety and dignity.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 29/07/2025
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-gaza-worst-case-scenario-famine-now-happening-Gaza