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Famine a harsh reality for children as acute hunger numbers double over past decade

This is a summary of remarks by UNICEF Deputy Spokesperson Ricardo Pires – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support

FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO say hunger, malnutrition, disease and the scale of agricultural destruction remain alarmingly high.

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Famine a harsh reality for children as acute hunger numbers double over past decade

UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support

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