France, Aug. 2 -- Despite mounting international concern over widespread hunger in Gaza, no official famine has been declared in the territory - highlighting the complexities of determining a country's famine status.

The World Food Programme (WFP), Unicef and the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned this week that time is running out, with Gaza "on the brink of a full-scale famine".

"We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every day to prevent mass starvation," WFP executive director Cindy McCain said in a joint statement from the agencies.

Images of severely undernourished children have prompted outrage.According todatafrom the United Nations Relief and Wor...