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Mass Starvation

Drawing on history, political economy, law, and conflict studies, this research area documents how policies create mass starvation.

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Historic vote today: Starvation is a war crime in all armed conflicts.
World Peace Foundation December 6, 2019
Famine Humanitarian Law UN Resolution 2417
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Starvation: Vital Amendment to the Rome Statute Unanimously Passes
World Peace Foundation December 6, 2019
Accountability ICC Mass Starvation UN Resolution 2417
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The vote on Switzerland s starvation amendment to be held this week at the 18th session...
World Peace Foundation December 4, 2019
Accountability Famine Mass Starvation
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New Occasional Paper by Dan Maxwell on famine early warning in conflict settings
World Peace Foundation November 22, 2019
Famine
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Fleeing Mass Starvation: What we (don’t) know about the famine-migration nexus
Batul K. Sadliwala November 7, 2019
Famine Ireland Migration
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What Mass Starvation Tells Us about World Peace
Alex de Waal October 7, 2019
Climate crisis Famine Mass Starvation World peace
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Who Will Be Held Accountable for Starvation in Yemen?
Alex de Waal September 25, 2019
Famine Saudi Arabia
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Accountability for Starvation Crimes: Yemen
World Peace Foundation September 4, 2019
Accountability Famine Mass Starvation Yemen
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Syrians are watching their crops burn. These crimes of starvation must end
World Peace Foundation July 11, 2019
Accountability Mass Starvation Syria
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New WPF Occasional Paper: A Role for Social Nutrition in Strengthening Accountability for Mass Starvation?
World Peace Foundation June 26, 2019
Accountability Famine Food insecurity

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