Conflict is the leading driver of acute food insecurity globally.
The interconnection between conflict and hunger is well-recognised in various legal and policy frameworks that range from International Humanitarian Law to UN Security Council Resolution 2417 and the Rome Statute Amendment (2019). Despite this, conflict-induced hunger has been rising for at least seven years.
This suggests that there is a gap between rhetoric and practice, as well as between knowledge and application of the law.
If you want to know more about global food insecurity, the relationship between conflict and hunger, and some of the legal framework that guide this agenda, you may find the resources below helpful:
Hunger and food insecurity resources
The Global Report on Food Crises
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023 is the result of a collaborative effort among 16 partners to achieve a consensus-based assessment of acute food insecurity in GRFC countries.
What are hunger and food insecurity
What is famine?
A fact sheet from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
Conflict and Hunger resources
UN Security Council Resolution 2417
Unanimously adopted in 2018, this resolution condemns the starving of civilians as a method of warfare, as well as the unlawful denial of humanitarian access to civilian populations
UN Security Council Resolution 2573
Unanimously adopted in 2021, this resolution condemns acts of violence that threaten or harm civilian and essential infrastructure
Dangerously Hungry
What is the link between conflict and food insecurity?
IHL resources
The Geneva Convention
The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols form the core of international humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They protect people not taking part in hostilities and those who are no longer doing so.
The Rome Statute
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is a statue that established the International Criminal Court. According to the Rome Statute, it is the duty of every State to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes.
Starvation Training Manual
Global rights compliance's Starvation Training Manual is a unique toolkit that can be used by a wide audience of professionals, to identify the deliberate use of starvation, strengthen protection strategies and insulate their operations, reporting and responses.
Methodology resources
Insecurity Insight
The food security incidents in our reports are categorised and analysed following the MEFIC framework, an analytical approach for understanding how armed conflict affects food insecurity.