In an urgent update, World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced it will pause its relief operations in Gaza due to a critical shortage of supplies. After serving more than 130 million meals and baking 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered organization now faces unprecedented challenges as border closures have cut off essential food stocks.
WCK’s field kitchens and mobile bakeries have run out of key ingredients like flour, leaving over 80% of community kitchens in Gaza without the support they once relied on. This sudden halt is a heavy blow in a region already grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis. Amjad Shawa, director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network in Gaza, warned that the closure of these community kitchens could worsen hunger, impacting children, women, the elderly, and the sick. 🙏
This situation highlights how supply chain disruptions can have far-reaching effects—even in our tech-driven, fast-paced world where a favorite food delivery app might occasionally run low on options. For many in Gaza, however, access to daily meals is a life-or-death matter. 🍞
There is now an urgent call for action to reopen border crossings and allow the entry of essential humanitarian and medical aid. As regional and global voices rally for swift intervention, the hope is to prevent an even more dangerous escalation of the crisis in Gaza.
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World Central Kitchen to pause Gaza operations over supply shortages
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