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.