World News for Students of English

18-03-2024 15:00

Despite efforts to deliver aid to Gaza through airdrops, the UN warns it’s insufficient to prevent famine for the 500,000 desperate people in need.

Airdrops pose risks, with reports of fatalities due to falling packages. Jeremy Konyndyk, a disaster relief expert, highlights the high cost and logistical challenges of airdrops compared to other methods. Successful airdrops require compact, durable items and safe drop zones. Coordination on the ground is crucial for effective distribution. While airdrops have been useful in natural disasters and conflict zones, challenges in Gaza hinder their effectiveness.

Despite accusations of aid obstruction, governments continue airdrops as a symbolic gesture of seriousness. Long-term solutions, like a ceasefire and political pressure to end the siege, are necessary to address the humanitarian crisis.

Difficult words: coordination (the organization of different activities or people involved in something), hinder (to make it difficult for someone to do or for something to happen), siege (the surrounding of a place by an armed force to defeat those defending it).

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