War and Hunger: Rethinking International Responses to Complex Emergencies
By Unknown Author.
Description
Bosnia, Somalia, Angola, Rwanda: these and other current conflicts involve not just civilian deaths as a result of acts of war, but also widespread hunger and even famine. UN agencies and many charitable organizations have tried to intervene in order to reduce the human suffering involved. As this thorough investigation reveals, they confront numerous difficulties and limitations.The authors explore different ways in which warfare creates hunger. The cases of Angola, Sudan, Tigray, Eritrea, Mozambique and Somalia illuminate the nature of complex emergencies in situations of war. Other chapt...
ISBN(s)
1856492923, 9781856492928
