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Exclusive: UN warns displacement of Palestinians would be 'devastating' for the future of peace

Israel accused of deliberately blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza

Latest from the Israel-Gaza war - in pictures

Displaced Palestinians hold a white flag as they pass an Israeli tank position while fleeing the Hamad Town district of Khan Younis. Bloomberg
Displaced Palestinians hold a white flag as they pass an Israeli tank position while fleeing the Hamad Town district of Khan Younis. Bloomberg
A Palestinian woman cuts material to be used for sewing nappies at a workshop in Rafah. AFP
A Palestinian woman cuts material to be used for sewing nappies at a workshop in Rafah. AFP
Smoke rises following an explosion in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel. AP
Smoke rises following an explosion in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel. AP
Parachutes carrying relief for Palestinians drop from an Egyptian Air Force cargo plane over central Gaza. Bloomberg
Parachutes carrying relief for Palestinians drop from an Egyptian Air Force cargo plane over central Gaza. Bloomberg
A Palestinian boy who is suffering from malnutrition is treated at a healthcare centre amid widespread hunger. Reuters
A Palestinian boy who is suffering from malnutrition is treated at a healthcare centre amid widespread hunger. Reuters
Palestinian children attend an English class in the library of the school housing displaced people in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian children attend an English class in the library of the school housing displaced people in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
An UNRWA-run school housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah. AFP
An UNRWA-run school housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah. AFP
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah. AP
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah. AP
A wounded Palestinian man who lost his wife and daughter walks past a neighbours' house destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah. AFP
A wounded Palestinian man who lost his wife and daughter walks past a neighbours' house destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah. AFP
An injured man is rescued from the rubble after an Israeli air strike on the Rafah camp in Gaza. EPA
An injured man is rescued from the rubble after an Israeli air strike on the Rafah camp in Gaza. EPA
Palestinians walk amid the rubble of houses destroyed by the Israeli bombardment of Gaza city. AFP
Palestinians walk amid the rubble of houses destroyed by the Israeli bombardment of Gaza city. AFP
Aid is dropped into Gaza from US military aircraft. Reuters
Aid is dropped into Gaza from US military aircraft. Reuters
Palestinians gather at air lorries in Gaza. More than 100 were killed when Israeli troops opened fire. AP
Palestinians gather at air lorries in Gaza. More than 100 were killed when Israeli troops opened fire. AP
The sun sets behind destroyed buildings in Gaza. AFP
The sun sets behind destroyed buildings in Gaza. AFP
A Palestinian man enters a heavily damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian man enters a heavily damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A wounded Palestinian is assisted at the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
A wounded Palestinian is assisted at the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
Palestinians gather in the hope of getting bags of flour carried by air lorries near an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza city, as the enclave's residents face crisis levels of hunger. Reuters
Palestinians gather in the hope of getting bags of flour carried by air lorries near an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza city, as the enclave's residents face crisis levels of hunger. Reuters
Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza. Reuters
Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza. Reuters
A displaced Palestinian child holds a crying baby in a camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A displaced Palestinian child holds a crying baby in a camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
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Conflict, drought, famine

Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million, according to a document prepared for the UK House of Lords in 2024.
It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government, which took control after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie in a military-led revolution in 1974, contributed to the scale of the famine.
Dr Miriam Bradley, senior lecturer in humanitarian studies at the University of Manchester, has argued that, by the early 1980s, “several government policies combined to cause, rather than prevent, a famine which lasted from 1983 to 1985. Mengistu’s government imposed Stalinist-model agricultural policies involving forced collectivisation and villagisation [relocation of communities into planned villages].
The West became aware of the catastrophe through a series of BBC News reports by journalist Michael Buerk in October 1984 describing a “biblical famine” and containing graphic images of thousands of people, including children, facing starvation.

Band Aid

Bob Geldof, singer with the Irish rock group The Boomtown Rats, formed Band Aid in response to the horrific images shown in the news broadcasts.
With Midge Ure of the band Ultravox, he wrote the hit charity single Do They Know it’s Christmas in December 1984, featuring a string of high-profile musicians.
Following the single’s success, the idea to stage a rock concert evolved.
Live Aid was a series of simultaneous concerts that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, the US, and at various other venues across the world.
The combined event was broadcast to an estimated worldwide audience of 1.5 billion.

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Emirates flies direct from Dubai to Rio de Janeiro from Dh7,000 return including taxes. Avianca fliles from Rio to Cusco via Lima from $399 (Dhxx) return including taxes. 

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