The head of UN Humanitarian Affairs calls on G7 leaders to “prevent famine” in Gaza and Sudan

June 12. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has urged the G7 leaders who will meet starting this Thursday in Italy to “prevent man-made famine”, with an eye on the Gaza Strip. Gaza and Sudan, in both cases the scene of conflicts with no solution in sight.

“The war is pushing millions of people to the brink of death from hunger,” warned Griffiths, who in a statement pointed out that at this point only “technical issues” are missing to formally declare famine, since there are already people who are losing their lives victims of lack of food.

In the 21st century, “famine is a preventable scourge”, which is why Griffiths has called on the G7 leaders to use their “influence” to avoid it, with political will and economic resources. “Waiting for an official declaration of famine to act would be a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of people and a moral affront,” she said.

The UN estimates that in Gaza more than a million people will be at risk of death from hunger by mid-July, while in Sudan there are concerns about the situation of at least five million – in the African country, there are already 40 areas identified as being at risk. extreme–.

“We cannot afford to lose a single minute. Although we continue to do everything possible to save lives, ultimately humanitarian aid is not the solution to the conflicts that rob millions of people of the life they deserve,” he lamented.