famine
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development made the acknowledgement ― the most significant from the Biden administration ― after she was asked about a HuffPost story on Wednesday.
The officials made the comments in a government cable sent within the Biden administration on Tuesday and obtained by HuffPost.
Harrowing data from a U.N.-backed group warns that Palestinians are still suffering "catastrophic" food conditions amid Israel's aid blockage.
Food prices last year were more than 14% above the 2021 average, which also saw significant increases.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk.
The region is facing one of its worst droughts in four decades and humanitarian assistance has already been sapped by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
The UN warns the Arab world’s poorest nation is speeding “towards a massive famine.”
“This is a global crisis and the solutions must be shared equitably as global public goods,” the WHO head said.
Hundreds of thousands of lives are at risk.
The president's "America first" budget would slash funding while millions are at risk of starving.