Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations

FAO and WFP

Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations

A joint FAO/WFP update for the United Nations Security Council (August 2018)

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 52 p.

Author FAO and WFP

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The forth issue of the joint FAO/WFP update for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) provides an overview of the numbers of people in acute need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance in 22 countries/territories affected by conflict. It analyses the factors driving food insecurity and examines if those factors are a consequence of conflict and/or if they are driving further tension. As the UNSC acknowledged in a recent landmark Resolution 2417 (2018), armed conflict and hunger are intrinsically linked. People caught up in or displaced by war are rarely able to access the food they need to live healthy and active lives – and the inability to grow or buy enough food can cause or exacerbate tensions and even create conflict. This report highlights implications for response and resource allocations to address the vicious cycle between armed conflict and food insecurity.

Language English

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