Northern Gaza Faces Agricultural Collapse: OCHA | Security Council

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Published Jun 22, 2024

Briefing by Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, during the 9560th meeting of the Security Council.

"Food security experts warn of complete agricultural collapse in northern Gaza by May if conditions persist, with fields and productive assets damaged, destroyed, or inaccessible," Rajasingham said, stressing that "many have had little choice but to abandon productive farmland due to evacuation orders and repeated displacement."

"In December, it was projected that the entire population of 2.2 million people in Gaza would face high levels of acute food insecurity by February 2024. And here we are, at the end of February, with at least 576,000 people in Gaza –one-quarter of the population – one step away from famine," Rajasingham stated.

Photo credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe