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Nous sommes en train de descendre vers une famine massive à Gaza, disent les agences de secours
Au milieu des rapports sur l'augmentation des opérations militaires israéliennes à travers la ville de Gaza vendredi, les agences d'aide de l'ONU ont répété des avertissements urgents concernant la famine en cours et une probable augmentation des maladies évitables, liées aux conditions de vie désastreuses dans l'enclave dévastée par la guerre.
"Nous sommes en train de descendre vers une famine massive," a déclaré Jens Laerke, orateur pour le bureau de coordination de l'aide de l'ONU, OCHA, "et nous avons besoin de quantités massives de nourriture entrant dans la bande et les distribuer en toute sécurité à travers la bande de Gaza".
Se référant à la dernière évaluation catastrophique de l'insécurité alimentaire à Gaza de la plateforme IPC soutenue par l'ONU, M. Laerke a noté que 500 000 personnes sont dans la pire situation possible aujourd'hui, avec 160 000 autres qui devraient s'ajouter à ce nombre dans les semaines à venir. "Ils ont tous besoin de nourriture," a-t-il dit aux journalistes à Genève. "Toute la bande de Gaza a besoin de nourriture. Il n'y aurait pas eu de famine déclarée s'il y avait eu suffisamment de nourriture."
Dans un développement connexe, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) de l'ONU a souligné le risque croissant de maladies transmissibles à Gaza, avec 94 cas suspects de syndrome de Guillain-Barré désormais signalés.
La maladie peut provoquer une paralysie et est traitable à l'hôpital avec des immunoglobulines intraveineuses ou un échange plasmatique, selon l'OMS. "Mais ces deux traitements sont à zéro stock, tout comme les anti-inflammatoires," a déclaré Christian Lindmeier, orateur de l'OMS, faisant référence aux restrictions israéliennes continues sur l'aide impactant les fournitures de secours humanitaire entrant à Gaza. "Ces livraisons doivent être urgemment accélérées tout comme les capacités de surveillance et de test."
Entre le 20 et le 26 août, sur 89 tentatives de coordination de missions de secours avec les autorités israéliennes à travers Gaza, 53 ont été facilitées, 23 ont été initialement approuvées mais ensuite empêchées sur le terrain, sept ont été refusées et six ont dû être retirées par les organisateurs, a déclaré OCHA dans une mise à jour.
HISTOIRE : Mise à jour sur Gaza – OCHA OMS
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DATE : 29 AOÛT 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
Orateurs :
- Jens Laerke, orateur, OCHA
- Christian Lindmeier, orateur, OMS
LISTE DES PLANS
- Plan large extérieur : Palais des Nations, allée des drapeaux.
- Plan large, salle de presse de l'ONU Genève.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Jens Laerke, orateur, OCHA : « Il y a des approvisionnements qui entrent dans ces centres de distribution militarisés, nous n'avons pas de supervision sur tout cela. Ce qui reste, c'est que nous avons une famine déclarée à Gaza et il y a 500 000 personnes dans cette phase en ce moment, avec une augmentation prévue d'environ 160 000 de plus dans les semaines à venir. Ils ont tous besoin de nourriture. »
- Plan large, podium des orateurs de la salle de presse de l'ONU Genève.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Jens Laerke, orateur, OCHA : « La bande de Gaza entière a besoin de nourriture. Il n'y aurait pas eu de famine déclarée s'il y avait eu des quantités suffisantes de nourriture. »
- Plan moyen-large, journalistes et participants de la salle de presse de l'ONU Genève.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Jens Laerke, orateur, OCHA : « Le chiffre à regarder maintenant est le nombre de personnes en IPC 5 ; et le nombre de personnes en IPC 5 va augmenter dans les semaines à venir si rien ne change, car cette augmentation est basée sur l'hypothèse que rien ne change radicalement. Nous sommes donc en train de descendre vers une famine massive et nous avons besoin de quantités massives de nourriture entrant dans la bande et distribuées en toute sécurité à travers la bande de Gaza. »
- Plan moyen-large, podium de la salle de presse de l'ONU Genève, journalistes, participants.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Christian Lindmeier, orateur, OMS : « 94 cas suspects de SGB – Syndrome de Guillain-Barré – signalés à travers la bande de Gaza. Cette augmentation est en partie due maintenant à une surveillance accrue après l'apparition des premiers cas ; la surveillance a été augmentée notamment par le Ministère de la Santé, avec le soutien de l'OMS et des partenaires. »
- Plan moyen, journaliste.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Christian Lindmeier, orateur, OMS : « Il y a le premier traitement pour le syndrome de Guillain-Barré qui s'appelle une immunoglobuline intraveineuse ou un échange plasmatique. Mais ces deux traitements sont à zéro stock tout comme les anti-inflammatoires. Par conséquent, ces livraisons doivent être urgemment accélérées tout comme les capacités de surveillance et de test. »
- Plan large, journalistes TV avec caméras vidéo, cabines de contrôle.
- Plan moyen, journaliste.
- Plan moyen, journaliste.
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