As deaths linked to malnutrition and disease rise, 25 NGOs are calling on governments to prioritize demanding a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid by land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4961,"template":"","actualite_type":[10],"actualite_sujet":[180],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4960","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions","actualite_sujet-emergency-gaza"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"As deaths linked to malnutrition and disease rise, 25 NGOs are calling on governments to prioritize demanding a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid by land.","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"
Human rights associations and humanitarian organizations present in the Gaza Strip have repeatedly stated since the escalation of hostilities began that the only way to address the unprecedented humanitarian needs in the enclave is to secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire and full, unimpeded access for humanitarian aid through all land crossing points. States cannot hide behind airdrops and a maritime corridor to create the illusion that they are adequately responding to the needs in Gaza. Their primary responsibility is to prevent the commission of atrocity crimes and to exert effective political pressure to end the relentless bombings and the restrictions that hinder the secure delivery of humanitarian aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n For months, everyone in the Gaza Strip has faced a critical level of food insecurity: the proportion of the population experiencing a food crisis is the highest ever recorded on the IPC scale, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification<\/a>. For months, families have been drinking unsafe water and going days without food. The healthcare system has completely collapsed amid a peak in epidemics and severe injuries caused by relentless bombings. Recently, at least twenty children have died<\/a> from acute malnutrition, dehydration, and related diseases. As the food and health situation deteriorates further each day, the number of people dying from hunger and illness will only increase if humanitarian access continues to be blocked by Israeli authorities. The UN has warned<\/a> that the population is on the brink of famine.<\/p>\n While states have recently intensified airdrops of aid to Gaza, humanitarian professionals emphasize that this method of delivery alone is in no way capable of meeting the immense needs in the enclave.<\/p>\n2.3 million people surviving in disastrous conditions cannot be fed and cared for by airdrops.<\/h2>\n