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„The UN’s World Food Programme warned on March 27 it had only two weeks’ worth of food left in Gaza, where “hundreds of thousands of people” are at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition.
“WFP has approximately 5,700 tons of food stocks left in Gaza – enough to support WFP operations for a maximum of two weeks,” the Rome-based agency said in a statement.“
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/un-agency-says-has-two-weeks-left-of-food-supplies-in-gaza
UN agency says has ‘two weeks’ left of food supplies in Gaza
The UN warned of dwindling supplies after Israel resumed a block on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.The Straits Times
„Israel’s move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables.“
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160731
Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza
Israel’s move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and veg…UN News
An interesting press report comparing #vitaminD deficiencies in some Scots today and 17th Century.
Get with the program folks, consiten healthy vitamin D levels, whichwe can all achieve, even on restircted diets make a great deal of difference to quality of life.
http://archive.today/2025.02.06-015352/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/modern-scots-just-as-vitamin-d-deficient-as-medieval-ancestors-5ldgrml9v
#Scotland #Aberdeen #Rowett
„In the first week of the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to reach more than 330,000 people with food assistance in Gaza. (…)
Programme Director of Emergencies (…) told (…) that their work is “needed more than ever” across the whole Middle East, with crises continuing in Lebanon and Syria, where millions are still going hungry.“
https://news.un.org/en/audio/2025/01/1159531
Middle East: Food aid more important than ever
In the first week of the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to reach more than 330,000 people with food assistance in Gaza.With so many now on the move, WFP’s priority is to ensure assistance follows the people.UN News
“Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent of food and water deliveries organized by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been permitted to enter areas in northern Gaza.“
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/12/1158486
Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans
Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent of food and water deliveries organized by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been permitted to enter areas in northern Gaza.UN News
„Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in 2½ months, aid group Oxfam said on Dec 22, raising the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged territory.“
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/only-12-trucks-have-delivered-food-water-to-gaza-since-october-says-aid-group
Only 12 trucks have delivered food, water to Gaza since October, says aid group
Oxfam accused the Israeli military of “deliberate delays and systematic obstructions” resulting in thousands of deaths. Read more at straitstimes.com.The Straits Times
Bay Area soda taxes don't just affect sales. They help change people's minds. - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley researchers found that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, coupled with media attention, coincided with significant changes in social norms around sugary drinks.Jason Pohl (Berkeley News)
„After over a year of war in Gaza, Palestinian fishermen gather along the coastline, desperately casting their nets in hopes of catching enough for their families amid widespread hunger.
Since Israel began a military onslaught (…), Israeli restrictions(…) have made life almost impossible for fishermen, who no longer sail out to sea and instead must stay by the shore.“
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/amid-war-and-deep-hunger-gaza-fishermen-struggle-to-feed-families
Amid war and deep hunger, Gaza fishermen struggle to feed families
Scant aid is reaching Gaza amid Israeli restrictions and frequent fighting.The Straits Times