WHO chief warns progress against famine remains 'extremely fragile' in Gaza and other troubled countries

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food portions at a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 20, 2025. A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on December 19, 2025, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire. Although a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hamas that took effect in October has partially eased restrictions on goods and aid, delivery fluctuates daily and is limited and uneven across the territory, it said. -- Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP

ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Sunday that progress against famine in Gaza remains "extremely fragile” after the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reported that no areas in Gaza are currently classified as facing famine, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

"This welcome progress remains extremely fragile as the population continues to struggle with massive infrastructure destruction, collapsed livelihoods and local food production, and restrictions to humanitarian operations,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.