Questions tagged [food]
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Attitudes to man-made famine in WW1
Have any western governments condemned the use of famine as a weapon of war in World War 1 (or acknowledged their culpability)? Have there been attempts to prosecute the responsible for the genocide?
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Has famine been officially declared in (parts of) Gaza?
The discussions of famine in Gaza seem to be largely based on the March 18 IPC report, which projects famine top happen in two governorates of Gaza in March-May:
The IPC acute food insecurity ...
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Did any UN agency estimate, before the war/October, the number of food trucks that were entering Gaza per day?
In relation to competing claims (by COGAT vs IPC) about the number of food trucks that were entering Gaza before the war (i.e. leaving aside here that they also disagree about the number during the ...
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Why did the US and Israel vote against making food a human right?
From this article on the Guardian:
From UN hunger expert: US must recognize ‘right to food’ to fix broken system
In 2021, the US and Israel were the only countries to vote against a
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How much food is currently available in Gaza?
Ever since the blockade of Gaza started there’s been talks of mass starvation in Gaza. But upon checking the Wiki article on the war I was surprised to find out only 32,000 people have died on the ...
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What are the practical implications for the World Food Programme being "an international organization within the United Nations"?
AFAICT the WFP budget is entirely separate from that of the UN, although they do get mostly contributions from governments. All WFP contributions are voluntary, none are 'due' or assessed (unlike for ...
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How can a private person donate food to the Palestinians now?
How can a private person participate in food-aid to the Palestinians at this time? A necessary condition is making sure that the donation indeed goes to food only.
Please explain how it is possible to ...
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Why isn't hunger in Gaza interpreted as "Israel needs to win quickly"? [closed]
As I write this question, there's a famine going on in Gaza as a result of the Israel vs. Hamas 2023-2024 war. As far as I'm aware, Israel has surrounded Hamas, but has not launched a final offensive ...
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Do the various African state organizations plan to do anything about the projected man-made famine in Sudan?
According to the UN WFP, the RSF is stealing food on a massive scale in Sudan, including the seeds for future crops. The WFP paused their distribution due to said theft. Various other organizations ...
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Is there clear public evidence for Netanyahu's assertion that Hamas is stealing the food aid at gunpoint, enough to affect the civilians in Gaza?
In a recent interview, Netanyahu said:
“When we started out putting in the humanitarian convoys, we said there will be one problem. And that is what if Hamas tries to steal the food and the drugs ...
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Are Hamas' fighters also starving? [closed]
As of right now (March 2024) there are quite a few sources saying that there is starvation on a large scale within the Gaza strip. Example, example.
Considering that Hamas' fighters are also within ...
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Does an occupying power have an obligation to feed the civilian population?
Let's say one country's army occupies some disputed territory, but they'd don't particularly like the population presently living there.
And let's say that no international/foreign organization has an ...
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What reasons has Israel given for limiting food supplies to Gaza?
According to the UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri:
Israel is intentionally starving Palestinians and should be held accountable for war crimes – and genocide, according to ...
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Why don't countries disrupt food imports to Yemen as a response to attacks in the Red Sea?
Yemen is highly dependent on imported food given that only 2.2% of their land is arable:
Imported food constitutes 83% of the daily calories’ intake of Yemenis. While stability of imports is vital to ...
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Did the US provide its own estimates of hunger in Gaza during the 2023 war?
During the Tigray war, the US apparently provided its own estimates of hunger in the region, e.g.
June 26, 2021
The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now ...