'This is the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system - anywhere, anytime'
"This is the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system - anywhere, anytime"the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report has warned that famine may occur by the end of May if an immediate cessation of hostilities, and sustained access for the provision of essential supplies and services to the population, does not take place.
Mr Guterres described the IPC report as an"appalling indictment of conditions on the ground for civilians". In a joint statement with the European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič, Mr Borrell said:"Hunger cannot be used as a weapon of war. "An urgent expansion of existing access points for land deliveries, and the opening of additional access routes, is needed to secure impactful food assistance for the entire population of Gaza, the provision of specialised medical aid to address malnutrition and the implementation of public health measures," they added.US President Joe Biden and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held their first phone call in a month over the weekend.