Gaza and the collapse of global health ethics: the forgotten mandate of Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articulate a global consensus to end hunger, secure health, and ensure access to safe water for all by 2030. However, in Gaza, the worlds’ failure to uphold SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), and SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) is no longer a matter of neglect, it is a demonstration of systemic exclusion and ethical detriment. Over a million Palestinians face catastrophic levels of food insecurity, scarcity of clean water, and demolished health infrastructure under sustained military assault and blockade. While the global health community rapidly mobilized in other conflict zones; Gaza remains isolated in its suffering. If these fundamental rights are not defended here, the global commitment to the SDGs is rendered meaningless.