The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that famine in Gaza is “man-made” and called for urgent international action to prevent further deaths, Al Jazeera reports.

“This famine is man-made — it is the result of systematic obstruction, indifference and delay,” the agency said in a post on X.

OCHA called for an immediate ceasefire, the large-scale opening of crossings, and unimpeded humanitarian access to the besieged enclave. “This is not a headline. It is real lives at stake,” it said.