{"id":310561,"date":"2025-08-22T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=310561"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:39:11","slug":"unrwa-cg-22aug25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-cg-22aug25\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Famine is now confirmed in Gaza City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>22 August 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>Famine is now confirmed in Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>It is the direct result of banning food and other basic supplies for months including from UNRWA.<\/p>\n<p>The spread of famine can still be controlled by a ceasefire, allowing humanitarian organisations to do their work and reach starving people with aid.<\/p>\n<p>Time for political will!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more about this topic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-relief-chief-press-briefing-gaza-famine-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Relief Chief says Gaza famine \u201cmust spur the world to urgent action\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/sg-statement-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Secretary-General \u2013 on famine in Gaza\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-ohchr-wfp-who-press-briefing-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza: Famine \u201cirrefutably\u201d confirmed, UN humanitarians unite in plea for aid access \u2013 OCHA, OHCHR, WFP and WHO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/joint-press-release-by-fao-unicef-who-and-wfp-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza &#8211; Joint Press Release by FAO, UNICEF, WHO, and WFP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/wfp-stories-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFP: As famine grips Gaza, families turn to desperate measures to survive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/opt-humanitarian-coordinator-on-famine-statement-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory on famine in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ohchr-statement-22aug25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Human Rights Chief says Gaza Governorate famine is direct result of Israeli Government actions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 22 August 2025 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter) Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears. Famine is now confirmed in Gaza City. This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel. 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