UN Deputy Secretary-General Griffiths: ‘More than 1 million people in Gaza are expected to face death and starvation by mid-July’

United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said, ‘By mid-July, more than half of the population in Gaza, over 1 million people, are expected to face death and starvation.’ Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip have been ongoing for 250 days. United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths stated, ‘As the G7 meets in Italy tomorrow, conflicts in Sudan, Gaza, and beyond are spiraling out of control. War is pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation. While people are already dying of hunger, only technical details are preventing the declaration of a famine.”G7 leaders can and must use their influence to help stop this.’ Griffiths, emphasizing that famine is a preventable curse in the 21st century, said, ‘G7 leaders can and must use their influence to help stop this. Waiting for an official declaration of famine before taking action will be a death sentence and a moral outrage for hundreds of thousands of people.’Griffiths pointed out that conflicts from Mali to Myanmar are fueling hunger in many corners of the world and said, ‘The choice between inaction and annihilation is not as clear anywhere as it is in Gaza and Sudan. More than half of the population in Gaza, over 1 million people, are expected to face death and starvation by mid-July.”The world must stop feeding war machines that are starving civilians in Gaza and Sudan.’ Griffiths stressed that humanitarian aid is not a solution to conflicts that deprive millions of people of the life they deserve and said, ‘G7 countries must immediately mobilize their significant political power and financial resources to enable aid organizations to reach all those in need. But most importantly, the world must stop feeding war machines that are starving civilians in Gaza and Sudan. Instead, it is time to prioritize diplomacy that will give people their futures back, and tomorrow the G7 will be at the helm.’