The short answer is, there's no set rule. While the IPC says it is the ''primary mechanism'' used by the international community to analyze data and conclude whether a famine is happening or projected ...

A famine has officially been declared in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhoods by a UN-backed, globally recognised ...

"An entire population is being pushed into starvation, destitution, and death,” said Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister.

The minister said the steps he had proposed were "seriously discussed" but encountered resistance in successive cabinet ...

It defines famine as when 20% of households have an extreme lack of food; 30% of children under 5 are acutely malnourished; ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed unless Hamas ...

The world's leading authority on food crises says the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely ...

Amnesty International has called on the Israeli military to immediately halt its offensive on Gaza City following the ...

David Lammy has condemned the famine in Gaza as “utterly horrifying” and a “man-made catastrophe” caused by Israel.

The famine in Gaza is one of only four famines ever officially declared by the IPC since it was established in 2004.