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Gaza famine confirmed by U.N.-backed panel

By Michele Kelemen

Published August 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM EDT

It is the first time the IPC has declared a famine in the Middle East.

Michele Kelemen

Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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