Famine in the 21st century: 41 million people are at risk of starving to death in 2021

The UN has recognized the link between conflict and hunger with the threat of sanctions for any armed parties who use starvation as a tactic of war and who refuse safe passage to humanitarian actors. Canada must actively pursue the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers in conflict contexts, and support efforts for peace in conflict-affect countries.

A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, pictured July 15, 2011. Effectively responding to famine is a long game. In the medium to long term, Canada should continue to invest in food security, nutrition-sensitive climate adaptive agriculture and economic development to prevent famine. Canada must act now and stay engaged to prevent famine, writes Nyambura Githaiga.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN/Stuart Price

Opinion

BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA

August 18, 2021

On Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day, we remember the millions around the world who have suffered humanitarian crises and those who respond to the needs of the most vulnerable. The COVID-19 pandemic increased humanitarian need across the world. But for 12 countries in particular, the devastation of C...

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