Archive for October 29th, 2023

29/10/2023

Explainer: Fighting for Facts amid Crisis in Israel and Gaza

Human Wrongs Watch

As much needed aid starts to trickle into besieged Gaza, a war over facts is ratcheting up as conflicting narratives about the situation on the ground are being fuelled by social media.

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Children sheltering at an UNRWA school in Gaza enjoy bread distributed by WFP.
© WFP/Ali Jadallah | Children sheltering at an UNRWA school in Gaza enjoy bread distributed by WFP.
29/10/2023

What Is Happening in Gaza Is “Inhumane, Illegal, and Unacceptable”

Human Wrongs Watch

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 2023 (IPS)* – Last August, 91 UN member states, “in a demonstration of solidarity and commitment”, signed a U.S.-Led Joint Communiqué condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War.

A young girl eats bread distributed by World Food Programme, at a school shelter in Gaza. Credit: WFP/Ali Jadallah

Roughly 345 million people – in 79 countries – face acute food insecurity, often caused or exacerbated by armed conflicts, the US said, pointing out that the joint communiqué was born out of the United States’ resolve to once again use its UN Security Council presidency to draw attention to conflict-induced food insecurity.

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