POLS 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Amartya Sen, World Food Programme, United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs
3 Dec 2017
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Week 9: fighting famine - the role of food aid and the politics of. Somalia famine: according to the un, somalia is facing a very real risk of famine, with more than 6 million people (half its population) facing acute food insecurity. A dangerous delay: famine was declared in july 2011, but the vast majority of deaths due to famine occurred in april and may, tragically, the 2011 crisis is not an isolated case. The response to drought id invariably too late: there has to be a fundamental shift to integrated, long term, exible programming that aims to reduce the risks faced by people whose livelihoods are extremely vulnerable, recommendations. The charter to end extreme world hunger: fix the aws of international emergency system, support local food production, services and protection for the poorest, food everyone can afford, reducing armed violence and con ict. The causes of famine: production failures. The role of triggers - natural and human-induced.
