UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged a worldwide response to the challenges posed by climate-driven food insecurity and conflict. Addressing the Security Council high-level open debate on the impact of climate change and food insecurity on th...
The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between food insecurity and conflict events short of war in Africa, taking account of a host of mediating factors, including the degree of inequality, the level of development, democratic quality, quality of governance and the degree of ...
This paper provides a synthetic overview of the link between food insecurity and conflict, addressing both traditional (civil and interstate war) and emerging (regime stability, violent rioting and communal conflict) threats to security and political stability. In addition, it addresses the various att...
"Approximately 17.7 million people have experienced high levels of acute food insecurity between October 2023 and February 2024, the highest number ever recorded during a harvest season," he said. Noting that conflict is the main driver of this hunger crisis, the UN official explained that nine o...
We review studies on the relationships between (1) conflict and food insecurity, (2) conflict and globalization, and (3) globalization and food insecurity. Next, we analyze countrylevel, historical contexts where export crops, such as coffee and cotton, have been implicated in triggering and ...
Conflict and households’ acute food insecurity: evidences from the ongoing war in Tigrai-Northern Ethiopia Teka Araya & Sung-Kyu Lee Article: 2331844 | Received 19 Aug 2023, Accepted 13 Mar 2024, Published online: 13 Apr 2024 Cite this article https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2024.2331844 ...
The causes of food insecurity are varied and complex and stem from a number of human-driven and natural factors. Almost three-quarters of people who do not have enough to eat live in politically unstable countries.Warand other forms of conflict may affect people in the midst of the fighting...
Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies in War-Affected Urban Settings of Tigray, Ethiopia Armed conflict remains a significant global issue, with several studies highlighting its detrimental impact on the affected communities, making it a critical area of research. This study aimed to examine the ...
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Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity ArticleOpen access 18 October 2021 Main Extraordinary events such as large volcanic eruptions or nuclear war could cause sudden global climate disruptions and affect food security. Global volcanic cooling caused by su...