Gaza Strip Food Insecurity Abstract - Minderoo’s Actions Introduction

This analysis aims to provide an estimation of the current state of food insecurity in the Gaza Strip and blockaded cities, emphasizing the caloric needs of the resident population and the deficits resulting from inadequate food supplies since the latest hostilities commenced in October 2023. [...] The analysis considers the following key factors: • Population Demographics • Average Caloric Needs • Food Sources and Availability To generate: • Caloric deficits per person and across the Gaza Strip • Health implications for the population and their subsequent caloric requirements Summary of Results Since January 2024 there has been a significant and worsening food shock to people in the blockad. [...] At a steady state, maintenance of the caloric needs of the population of the Gaza Strip will require ~2,530 tonnes of food aid equating to 253 trucks per day (@ 10 tonnes each) on an ongoing basis. [...] In March 2024, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Global Initiative estimated that ~70 per cent of the population of Gaza Strip would be in a “famine/humanitarian catastrophe” state (IPC Phase 5) by July and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) stated that prior to the latest hostilities, 81 per cent of the population were below the poverty line.2 3 1 Nutritional. [...] Seventy per cent had diarrhoea in the past two weeks, a 23- fold increase compared with the 2022 baseline.8 The combined effects of chronic food stress, rapidly increasing infectious disease incidence, and diminished access to healthcare have crippled the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.