Sisi: Famine Threat Limits Countries' Ability to Develop

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egyptian Presidency)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sisi: Famine Threat Limits Countries' Ability to Develop

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egyptian Presidency)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stressed that the threat of famine limits the ability of countries and governments to fully implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Speaking at the "UN Food Systems Summit" via videoconference, Sisi said that the summit comes at a delicate and pivotal moment for the whole world.

He indicated that creating sustainable food systems that achieve food security for societies is a top priority, particularly amid the exacerbation of climate change and the rise in temperatures and water scarcity.

Egypt has hence realized early that this summit represents a favorable opportunity for coming up with ideas and solutions to these challenges, said Sisi, adding that it can also promote international cooperation and mobilize the necessary funds.

Cairo launched a comprehensive national dialogue in December 2020, including all concerned government institutions, representatives of the private sector, and civil society organizations.

"As a result, they agreed to adopt a national document to transform into a healthy and sustainable food system."

Egypt also joined the global "School Meals Coalition," believing in the importance of providing healthy food for all students and the centrality of ensuring that international partnerships contribute to achieving this goal.

"Egypt has hence become one of the top countries have moved forward in implementing this program in the region," asserted Sisi.

At a regional level, the Egyptian president has engaged in formulating a unified African position that reflects the priorities of the peoples of the continent and the particularities of their food security challenges during the summit.

"We intend to continue working with our African brothers to face these challenges, in an effort to expedite the implementation of the African Union'sUnion's Agenda 2063," he added.

The president asserted that success today depends on the ability to come up with results that contribute to formulating a feasible, sustainable and ambitious food system – one that considers each country's peculiarities and priorities without imposing specific visions or models.

Results should also provide the necessary support through creative financing mechanisms and practical international cooperation that brings countries together with the UN parties and development partners.

He concluded his speech by saying that effective and flexible follow-up mechanisms shall be devised nationally and internationally in maintaining "our desired goals and in fulfillment of our legitimate aspirations to meet the needs of our peoples."



52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. Also, 24 others were fatally shot on their way to aid distribution sites.

The children and two women were among at least 13 people who were killed in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes pounded the area starting late Friday, officials in Al-Aqsa Martyr's Hospital said. Another four people were killed in strikes near a fuel station, and 15 others died in Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital.

The Israeli military said in a statement that over the past 48 hours, troops struck approximately 250 targets in the Gaza Strip, including militants, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, anti-tank missile launch posts, sniper posts, tunnels and additional Hamas infrastructure sites. The military did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment on the civilian deaths.

The Hamas-led group killed some 1,200 people in their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and abducted 251. They still hold 50 hostages, less than half of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.

Israel’s offensive has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The ministry, which is under Gaza’s Hamas-run government, doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count. The UN and other international organizations see its figures as the most reliable statistics on war casualties.

US President Donald Trump has said that he is closing in on another ceasefire agreement that would see more hostages released and potentially wind down the war. But after two days of talks this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu there were no signs of a breakthrough.