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¡ªX 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¡ª 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: Âé¶¹APP 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
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