UN warning about increasing risk of malnutrition in Gaza
| The United Nations has warned of an increased risk of serious malnutrition in Gaza in the shadow of more than four months of war. |
Fars News Agency International Group, a UN official warned about the “rising risk” of malnutrition in the Gaza Strip due to the war in the area that started on October 7.
According to Anatolia news agency, United Nations spokesman Stephen de Jaric said in a group of reporters: Four months after the escalation of conflicts, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs It warns that in Gaza, severe food shortages, impaired access to health services, and inadequate facilities for access to clean water have put children under 5 years old and pregnant and lactating women at increased risk of malnutrition.
According to Dujarric, last week, the United Nations distributed humanitarian nutritional aid to 42,000 children under the age of 5 and 5,000 pregnant and lactating women. However, according to him, the screenings conducted by this organization show an increase in acute malnutrition among children and women, and according to the surveys, this process has intensified 12 times compared to before the war.
The Zionist regime has launched deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, which has killed at least 27,708 Palestinians and injured 67,174 others.
According to UN reports, the attacks of the Zionist regime displaced 85% of the population of Gaza due to severe lack of food, clean water and medicine, and 60% of Gaza’s infrastructure has been completely damaged and destroyed under the influence of the war.
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