IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar
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An “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area, UN-backed experts have declared, in an escalation in the devastated territory’s humanitarian crisis.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met.
Only four famines have been declared by the IPC since it was established in 2004, most recently in Sudan last year.
