This Report documents the deteriorating nutrition situation
during the first 120 days of the current war. It outlines the
findings of a nutrition situation analysis carried out in Gaza
between December 2023–January 2024 and fills a crucial
gap in nutrition data, where none had previously been
available.
This analysis was conducted by a task force on Global
Nutrition Information Systems in Emergencies under the
leadership of the Global Nutrition Cluster to support the
State of Palestine’s National Nutrition Cluster to analyse the
nutrition situation in Gaza, with a focus on infants, children,
pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The findings from the analysis show a sharp escalation in
the drivers of malnutrition: food insecurity; lack of diet
diversity; deteriorating infant and young child feeding
practices; lack of access to safe water and sanitation;
widespread disease; and a collapsed health system. This
has severe consequences for those most vulnerable to
malnutrition, including young children, and pregnant and
breastfeeding women.
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