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UNICEF Official Urges Ceasefire as Gaza Faces Catastrophic Child Hunger Crisis
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 2 – UNICEF reports over 320,000 children in Gaza face acute malnutrition amid blockade and conflict, with more than 18,000 child deaths since October 2023, urging increased humanitarian aid.
- On August 2, 2025, UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban updated the media following a five-day fact-finding trip across Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, highlighting the worsening humanitarian emergency in the Gaza region.
- The crisis stems from the ongoing war since October 7, 2023, causing severe deprivation, with Gaza now in its 22nd month of conflict and facing a grave risk of famine.
- Chaiban highlighted that approximately one-third of Gaza’s population has been without food for several days, malnutrition levels have surpassed famine criteria, putting more than 320,000 children at serious risk, and the current aid delivery rate is significantly below the necessary 500 trucks each day.
- Chaiban emphasized that the current moment is critical, with decisions taken now having a profound impact on the survival of tens of thousands of children, and called for unhindered humanitarian and commercial aid to be delivered through every possible channel.
- The briefing called for an immediate, sustained ceasefire, a review of military engagement to protect civilians, increased international funding, and support for hostage return efforts amid the dire child hunger emergency.
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The Executive Director of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), Ted Chaiban, warned of the serious humanitarian crisis affecting children especially in the Gaza Strip. According to him, the international community must take measures to contain generalized hunger. Chaiban, who has just returned from Israel and Gaza, made comments at a press conference at United Nations headquarters in New York City. “More than 18,000 children have been killed …
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