Several criteria, including acute malnutrition in at least 30 percent of children, go into determining that a famine exists. It is not clear who has the authority to officially declare a famine in Gaza.
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Biden Says U.S. Will Begin Aid Airdrops in Gaza
The president said that the United States would work with Jordan and other allies to deliver aid by air and that supplies could eventually be delivered by sea.
International Condemnations of Killings Near Gaza Aid Convoy Multiply
The British foreign secretary and the governments of India, South Africa and Brazil were among those denouncing the melee surrounding an aid convoy in northern Gaza that left scores of Palestinians dead.
Kenya Signs Deal With Haiti to Send 1,000 Police to Caribbean
The two countries are pushing ahead with the plan despite criticism from Kenyan rights groups and opposition from a Kenyan court.
As U.N. Warns of Famine in Gaza, Cease-Fire Remains Elusive
With the approach of Ramadan, as well as protests by hostage families and a threatened Palestinian march on the Aqsa mosque, pressure is rising to reach a deal.
Biden and Netanyahu Seek Opposing Goals in Cease-Fire Talks
The divergent goals of President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are playing out as negotiators try to reach a hostage deal.
North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.
How a Slow-Moving Court Became the Center of the World’s Hottest Debate
The International Court of Justice, the U.N.’s highest judicial body, is in the rare position of weighing in on a closely watched global conflict while hostilities are ongoing.
Israeli Rape-Crisis Group Report Finds ‘Systematic’ Sexual Violence On and After Oct. 7
Israeli activists and their allies have expressed frustration at international organizations like the United Nations for slow responses to such reports.
Israeli Rape-Crisis Group Report Finds ‘Systematic’ Sexual Violence On and After Oct. 7
Israeli activists and their allies have expressed frustration at international organizations like the United Nations for slow responses to such reports.