UN-Backed Watchdog Lowers Famine Threshold in Gaza Report

UN-Backed Famine Watchdog Says the 'Worst Case Scenario' Is Happening in Gaza — There's Just One Problem

UN watchdog revises famine standards amid crisis in Gaza, lowering thresholds for declaration.

UN-backed watchdog lowers famine threshold in Gaza report

The move, as well as the addition of a new metric, will likely make it easier for the agency to declare a famine in the Strip compared to in other parts of the world

UN-backed famine watchdog quietly changed standards, easing way to declare famine in Gaza

In the past, the IPC has declared famine after finding that 30 percent of children in an area are suffering from acute malnutrition using their weight and height measurements; in Gaza, it’s 15%. By Adam Kredo, The Washington Free Beacon The U.N.-affiliated watchdog group that recently declared a “worst-case scenario of famine” in Gaza quietly changed one of its key reporting metrics while doing so, making it easier to formally declare that there…

'To fit the desired political outcome': UN changes starvation metrics

A UN-linked group assessing food security in Gaza recently modified a critical metric, enabling an easier famine declaration in the Hamas-controlled region, according to Washington Free Beacon. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), comprising Western governments, UN bodies, and nonprofits, issued a July 29 report declaring "the worst-case scenario of famine" in Gaza. It cited "mounting evidence" of starvation, malnutrition, an…

UN-Backed Famine Watchdog Quietly Changed Standards, Easing Way To Declare Famine in Gaza

The U.N.-affiliated watchdog group that recently declared a "worst-case scenario of famine" in Gaza quietly changed one of its key reporting metrics while doing so, making it easier to formally declare that there is a famine in the Hamas-controlled territory.The post UN-Backed Famine Watchdog Quietly Changed Standards, Easing Way To Declare Famine in Gaza appeared first on .