IDSB04H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Land Grabbing, United Nations General Assembly, Humanitarian Aid
9 Apr 2018
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The world food programme (wfp) is the un"s food relief agency, the largest humanitarian organization of its kind. It is entirely reliant on annual food and cash pledges plus emergency appeals. Despite recognizing the causes of hunger to include such socio- political factors as poverty, war and human displacement, and unstable food prices (wfp 2015), Wfp"s ability to address these underlying issues is constrained by tied donations from governments, corporations, and individuals. The un can declare famines if governments fail to do so, as happened in somalia in 2011 (un news centre 2011b). Organization (fao) provide emergency food assistance, daily food programs, and technical assistance in food and agricultural production and distribution. These and other agencies deliver food aid to the most vulnerable groups, but this approach neglects groups less vulnerable but still in need. While food aid may be needed at particular moments, recipient countries are often worse off after receiving food donations.
