As a UK food charity motivated by a desire to end food insecurity, we are deeply concerned by the ongoing Gaza famine declared by the international multistakeholder body the IPC in Gaza from 22 August. According to the WHO, by the end of September, more than 640,000 people faced catastrophic levels of food insecurity, with cases of child malnutrition increasing at an alarming rate.
Article 25 of the UN declaration of human rights states 'Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being [ ], including food…'
We stand with the IPC's urgent call to end the hostilities in Gaza and to ensure immediate life-saving humanitarian assistance. We commend those who—often at great risk to their own safety—are working to deliver food, water, care, to those in desperate need.
This preventable crisis is due to a range of well documented issues but also includes less highlighted issue of the targeting and destruction of food systems.
'While the destruction of buildings and infrastructure in Gaza is visible in every video we see, less visible is the parallel destruction of ecosystems and means of subsistence. Before the 7 October atrocity that triggered the current assault on Gaza, about 40% of its land was farmed. Despite its extreme population density, Gaza was mostly self-sufficient in vegetables and poultry, and met much of the population's demand for olives, fruit and milk. But last month the UN reported that just 1.5% of its agricultural land now remains both accessible and undamaged. That's roughly 200 hectares – the only remaining area directly available to feed more than 2 million people.'
George Monbiot, Oct 2025
We understand that not everyone will be able to make changes to their shopping choices, or to donate to other organisations. If you do feel able to, our colleagues at the Brighton and Hove Partnership offer some ideas of how to take action and support those in Palestine – click here to find out more.
As a UK food charity motivated by a desire to end food insecurity, we are deeply concerned by the ongoing Gaza famine declared by the international multistakeholder body the IPC in Gaza from 22 August. According to the WHO, by the end of September, more than 640,000 people faced catastrophic levels of food insecurity, with cases of child malnutrition increasing at an alarming rate.
Article 25 of the UN declaration of human rights states 'Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being [ ], including food…'
We stand with the IPC's urgent call to end the hostilities in Gaza and to ensure immediate life-saving humanitarian assistance. We commend those who—often at great risk to their own safety—are working to deliver food, water, care, to those in desperate need.
This preventable crisis is due to a range of well documented issues but also includes less highlighted issue of the targeting and destruction of food systems.
'While the destruction of buildings and infrastructure in Gaza is visible in every video we see, less visible is the parallel destruction of ecosystems and means of subsistence. Before the 7 October atrocity that triggered the current assault on Gaza, about 40% of its land was farmed. Despite its extreme population density, Gaza was mostly self-sufficient in vegetables and poultry, and met much of the population's demand for olives, fruit and milk. But last month the UN reported that just 1.5% of its agricultural land now remains both accessible and undamaged. That's roughly 200 hectares – the only remaining area directly available to feed more than 2 million people.'
George Monbiot, Oct 2025
We understand that not everyone will be able to make changes to their shopping choices, or to donate to other organisations. If you do feel able to, our colleagues at the Brighton and Hove Partnership offer some ideas of how to take action and support those in Palestine – click here to find out more.
