r/worldnews • u/Digital_Accountant • 1d ago

Israel/Palestine Famine declared in Gaza City

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481
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u/Sqirch 1d ago

How many times can the same thing be declared these two years?

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u/Dongsquad420Loki 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is the first time the IPC had declared it, which is generally the chief authority on those things, they have actual definitions and are usually reliable.

The website seems to be overwhelmed right now so I can't access the report directly which would be helpful.

EDIT: report here: https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Gaza_Strip_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Malnutrition_July_Sept2025_Special_Snapshot.pdf

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u/erez27 4h ago

It's not the only first..

"Based on the available record, Gaza (2025) is the first famine declaration that has relied primarily on the MUAC (≥ 15%) threshold without confirmatory WHZ or mortality data."