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Food & Nutrition

Food & Nutrition

Water crisis threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands in Gaza

November 21, 2023

More than six weeks since the beginning of the crisis, civilians in Gaza are facing an acute water shortage, leading to an unprecedented situation with life and death implications for the 2.3 million people living there, 70% of whom – according to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) – have no access to clean water. In desperate conditions like these, the risk to children under five is particularly acute.

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