Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?

War and famine, two fearsome horsemen, have long ridden side by side. Armed conflict disrupts food systems, destroys livelihoods, displaces people, and leaves those who do not flee both terrified and unsure when they will eat their next meal. News stories and scholarly articles on conflict and hunge...

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Main Author: de Waal, Alex
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Welthungerhilfe 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151060
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description War and famine, two fearsome horsemen, have long ridden side by side. Armed conflict disrupts food systems, destroys livelihoods, displaces people, and leaves those who do not flee both terrified and unsure when they will eat their next meal. News stories and scholarly articles on conflict and hunger are usually pessimistic, assuming both are inevitable parts of the human condition. But a review of trends offers cause for optimism: a potential end to famine and conflict-induced starvation by 2030. This chapter examines those trends, identifies vulnerable populations, explores the complex relationship between conflict and hunger, and underscores what must be done to eliminate famine for good.
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spelling CGSpace1510602025-11-06T06:02:31Z Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight? de Waal, Alex refugees sustainable development goals agricultural policies stunting thinness wasting disease (nutritional disorder) children famine food consumption conflicts obesity nutrition security food production undernutrition indicators sustainability developed countries hunger malnutrition nutrition food supply developing countries food security civil conflict migration mortality War and famine, two fearsome horsemen, have long ridden side by side. Armed conflict disrupts food systems, destroys livelihoods, displaces people, and leaves those who do not flee both terrified and unsure when they will eat their next meal. News stories and scholarly articles on conflict and hunger are usually pessimistic, assuming both are inevitable parts of the human condition. But a review of trends offers cause for optimism: a potential end to famine and conflict-induced starvation by 2030. This chapter examines those trends, identifies vulnerable populations, explores the complex relationship between conflict and hunger, and underscores what must be done to eliminate famine for good. 2015-10-07 2024-08-01T02:55:05Z 2024-08-01T02:55:05Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151060 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145069 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00480-8 Open Access application/pdf Welthungerhilfe International Food Policy Research Institute Concern Worldwide de Waal, Alex. 2015. Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight? In 2015 Global hunger index: Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger. Chapter 3. Pp. 22-29. Bonn, Germany; Washington, DC; and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute; Concern Worldwide. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151060
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sustainable development goals
agricultural policies
stunting
thinness
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
children
famine
food consumption
conflicts
obesity
nutrition security
food production
undernutrition
indicators
sustainability
developed countries
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
food supply
developing countries
food security
civil conflict
migration
mortality
de Waal, Alex
Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title_full Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title_fullStr Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title_full_unstemmed Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title_short Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger: Is an end in sight?
title_sort armed conflict and the challenge of hunger is an end in sight
topic refugees
sustainable development goals
agricultural policies
stunting
thinness
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
children
famine
food consumption
conflicts
obesity
nutrition security
food production
undernutrition
indicators
sustainability
developed countries
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
food supply
developing countries
food security
civil conflict
migration
mortality
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