WHO head says 'man-made mass starvation' happening Gaza
Newshour
BBC
4.4 • 984 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The World Health Organisation's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has demanded full access for aid into Gaza as well as a ceasefire, describing the situation there as "man-made mass starvation". We speak to a doctor in Gaza City and to a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister's office.
Also in the programme: the International Court of Justice clears the way for countries to sue each other over climate change; and what's behind the rise in bars dedicated to women's sport?
(Picture: Gazans react as they ask for food at a charity kitchen in Gaza City, July 14, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:08.0 | We are coming to you live from London. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Krupa Padi and it's very good to have you with us. |
| 0:13.0 | We begin this hour in Gaza where the images of malnourished children and babies are haunting. |
| 0:19.0 | Over 100 international aid organizations and human rights groups |
| 0:23.0 | have warned of mass starvation in the territory and are pressing for governments to take action. |
| 0:28.9 | Israel, which controls the entry of all supplies into the territory, rejected the statement |
| 0:34.2 | and accused the organizations of serving the propaganda of Hamas. |
| 0:39.1 | The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adonom, Gabriyasus, spoke today about the conditions inside Gaza. |
| 0:46.8 | The large proportion of a population of Gaza is starving. I don't know what you would call it other than mass starvation. |
| 0:53.2 | And it's man-made. |
| 0:55.6 | And that's very clear. |
| 0:58.0 | And this is because of blockade. |
| 1:00.1 | And then, of course, there is opening now. |
| 1:01.7 | But it's not enough. |
| 1:03.2 | It's just a trickle. |
| 1:04.5 | And people are starving. |
| 1:10.2 | Imagine 1026 people have died while trying to feed themselves. If they are not starving, imagine risking their lives. |
| 1:15.1 | The BBC has been sent a voice note from inside Gaza. Let's take a listen to Iman, who is an aid worker with UNRWA. |
| 1:23.3 | Every day is a battle against starvation and despair. I consider my family lucky if you can call it luck as we together have one meal a day. |
| 1:32.3 | No breakfast, no supper, just whatever we can fight to keep our brothers from collapsing. |
| 1:38.3 | Four days we survived on lentils soup. One kilo cost about $20. |
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