Unrwa says 1.6 million Palestinians face acute food insecurity The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) on Tuesday said that Palestinians continue to endure severe shortages and widespread destruction. “In Gaza, conditions remain dire, and humanitarian needs are overwhelming. Families continue to endure severe shortages and widespread destruction,” the agency said in a statement on X. The statement said that 1.6 million people face acute food insecurity in the enclave, citing the latest report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). “Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis,” Unrwa said, quoting the commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini.