World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain: Northern Gaza is in a ‘full-blown famine’
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said she believes there is a “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza.
“Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high, and things happen in a war, famine happens,” McCain said during an interview with Kristen Welker set to air Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
“What I can explain to you is — is that there is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south,” she said.
Since mid-March, the United Nations has said famine is “imminent” in Gaza, but has not yet officially stated that it believes famine has struck the state.
In April, Samantha Power, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development became the first U.S. official to say that it was credible to assess that famine is occurring in portions of Gaza. No other U.S. official has made that assessment.
McCain said that while there has not yet been an official declaration of famine, based on what her organization has seen and experienced on the ground, she believes there is a “full-blown” issue in Gaza. [Continue reading…]