Gaza faces a deteriorating hunger crisis, described by the British Red Cross and the World Health Organization as a catastrophic shortage of food, water, and medicine. A third of Gaza's population is going multiple days without eating, marking unprecedented levels of hunger. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the situation, labeling it a "horror show" of devastation and starvation. The system for monitoring hunger crises, established in the 1980s by USAID, aims to provide timely analysis and prevent famines, but lacks universal standards for defining hunger severity, complicating aid coordination.
The World Food Programme reported that hunger in Gaza has reached "astonishing levels," with a third of the population going multiple days without eating.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described Gaza as a "horror show" of devastation and starvation, with death and destruction without parallel in recent times.
Tim Hoffine noted that the monitoring system for food emergencies began in the 1980s in response to famines in East and West Africa.
The founding of FEWS NET by USAID in 1985 aimed to provide independent, timely, and evidence-based analysis to help prevent future famines.
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