UN Secretary-General: In Gaza no one has enough to eat

WORLD, Feb. 14 (YPA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that “in Gaza no one has enough to eat,” expressing concern about the lack of food in the territory.

Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on climate, food and safety, Guterres said: “I regret to say that our world today is full of examples of links between food, climate and conflict crises that starving civilians may constitute a war crime.”

“Of the 700,000 hungriest people in the world, four in five inhabit that tiny strip of land,” he added.

“All parties to all conflicts must abide by international humanitarian law,” the Secretary-General said, warning that “often, this is not the case.”

“Climate and conflict were the main causes of acute food insecurity for almost 174 million people in 2022,” Mr Guterres noted.

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