Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
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Analysis reveals over 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland, and food distribution systems since 2018, highlighting hunger being weaponized in conflicts. These 'food-related violence' incidents are increasing threat to security and humanitarian stability.
More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018 Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals. Attacks include 1,261 strikes on markets used by families for daily groceries and 863 incidents in which food distribution systems were targeted and workers killed. Continue reading...
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