UN chief: Famine in Gaza is a 'man-made disaster'
Global News Podcast
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ποΈ 22 August 2025
β±οΈ 28 minutes
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Summary
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the famine in Gaza City is a 'failure of humanity' after a UN-backed body raised its food insecurity status in parts of the territory to the most severe. Also: FBI agents search the office and home of President Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton; the head of NATO has called for robust security guarantees for Ukraine; and scientists discover a new species of dinosaur with a sail-like structure along its back.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Saturday the 23rd of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:10.1 | Aid agencies say Palestinians in Gaza City, where famine has been declared, are too exhausted to flee Israel's promised offensive. |
| 0:18.7 | FBI agents have searched the office and residents of John Bolton, Mr. Trump's |
| 0:23.4 | former national security adviser, turned vocal critic. Also in this podcast, the head of NATO |
| 0:31.4 | has called for robust security guarantees for Ukraine. And scientists discover a new species of dinosaur |
| 0:38.4 | with a spiky sail along its back and tail. |
| 0:41.7 | This was a fairly large herbivore, |
| 0:44.7 | probably walking around on four feet most of the time, |
| 0:48.4 | but could probably raise up onto two if it needed to. |
| 0:55.4 | An entirely man-made famine is taking place in Gaza City. |
| 1:00.5 | That's according to the UN-backed global hunger monitoring body, the IPC. |
| 1:05.7 | It's the first time famine has been officially classified in the Middle East. |
| 1:10.2 | The IPC, which monitors hunger around the world, |
| 1:13.2 | found that 130,000 children are now at risk of dying from malnutrition. The organisation also says |
| 1:19.7 | that over half a million people across the Gaza Strip are facing starvation, destitution and death. |
| 1:26.3 | Aid workers in the territory say exhausted and starving Palestinians will struggle to meet Israel's |
| 1:31.3 | evacuation orders for Gaza City. |
| 1:34.3 | For those living there, today's announcement comes as no surprise. |
| 1:38.3 | We fight every day just to get life basics like food, clean water, hygiene, stuff, medications |
| 1:44.1 | or even the feeling |
| 1:46.0 | of security and peace. While children outside Gaza want to eat an ashtream instead of an apple, |
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