According to the last CPI report – global monitoring of malnutrition and food insecurity – no area of Gaza is currently classified as being in famine (IPC Phase 5), following improved humanitarian and commercial access following the October 10 ceasefire.
However, almost the entire Gaza Strip remains in an emergency situation (IPC Phase 4), while hundreds of thousands of people continue to experience very high rates of acute malnutrition.
Between mid-October and the end of November, about 1.6 million people – or about 77 percent of the population analyzed – faced crisis-level famine (phase 3) or worse. This included more than 500,000 people in emergency (phase 4) and more than 100,000 people in disaster (phase 5), the report said.
“Dangerously fragile” gains
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the latest findings show progress, but warn that gains remain “fragile – and dangerous”.
“The famine has been pushed back. Many more people have access to the food they need to survive,” he told reporters at UN headquarters in New York.
He added, however, that 1.6 million people in Gaza – more than 75 percent of the population – “are expected to face extreme levels of acute food insecurity and critical risks of malnutrition”.
The IPC analysis projects that until mid-April 2026, around 571,000 people will remain in emergency conditions, while around 1,900 people are expected to continue to face catastrophic hunger. In a worst-case scenario – including a resumption of hostilities or a cessation of humanitarian and commercial flows – the entire Gaza Strip could once again face famine.
Malnutrition is a major concern
Malnutrition remains a major concern, particularly among children and pregnant and lactating women.
Nearly 101,000 children aged six to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by mid-October 2026, including more than 31,000 severe cases. It is also estimated that 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women will need treatment.
Although food aid has increased, the report highlights that aid largely only meets basic survival needs. Health services, water and sanitation systems, housing and livelihoods remain severely damaged, leaving families vulnerable – particularly in winter.
Acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition projected in the Gaza Strip.
A “truly lasting” ceasefire is needed
“Families are enduring unbearable situations,” Mr. Guterres said, describing children sleeping in flooded tents and buildings collapsing in heavy rain and wind.
He said humanitarian teams were preparing more than 1.5 million hot meals every day, reopening nutrition centers and restoring water and health services, but he warned that needs continued to grow faster than aid delivery.
“We need a truly lasting ceasefire,he said, calling for more crossings into Gaza, fewer restrictions on essential supplies, safe routes within the Strip, sustainable funding and unhindered humanitarian access.
The IPC report highlights that without sustained and expanded access, continued aid and the rebuilding of critical infrastructure, Gaza’s food security situation could rapidly deteriorate again, with long-term consequences for an already traumatized population.
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