The geopolitics of hunger, 2000-2001 : hunger and power

Widespread hunger continues to exist at the turn of the century, despite the efforts of scores of international relief organizations. Why? The authors of The Geopolitics of Hunger, 2000-2001 draw on both research and their first-hand experience to explore the use of hunger as a weapon in food crises around the world. They also discuss strategies to counter inequitable food distribution in complex, manipulative situations and review political approaches to combating hunger and attaining food justice. Contents Foreword: Hunger and the New Humanitarianism Preface Part I Food Crises: Hunger as a Weapon Introduction 1 Sierra Leone: Food at the Heart of the Conflict 2 Congo-Brazzaville: A Civilian Population Held Hostage to Militias 3 The Great Lakes: Avoiding an Ethnic Reading 4 Somalia: A Country Without a State, a Conflict Without End 5 Somalia: A Difficult Reconstruction 6 The Conflict in Abkhazia 7 Tajikistan: What Role for Nongovernmental Organizations? 8 Colombia: A People Displaced by Violence 9 Guatemala: Inequality and Food Security 10 Nicaragua: No Way Out of Rural Poverty? 11 Honduras: Supplying Water to Victims of Hurricane Mitch 12 The Tragedy of Kosovo 13 A Survey of Kosovar Refugees in Macedonia, May-June 1999 14 Are There Still "Natural" Famines? Part 2 Confronting Unjust Food Distribution: Which Strategies for Humanitarian Intervention? Introduction 15 Humanitarian Action in North Korea: Ostrich Politics 16 Lessons from the Kosovo Tragedy 17 A Code of "Good" Conduct? 18 Standards and Quality Assurance 19 Humanitarianism: A Changing Concept 20 Security: A Key Component of Humanitarian Action 21 Humanitarianism and the International Criminal Justice System: Abandoning Neutrality and Impartiality? 22 Combating Man-Made Famine: Legal Instruments 23 Why Embargoes? 24 The Birth of Responsible Humanitarianism Part 3 Food Policies to Eradicate Hunger Introduction 25 Feeding Ten Billion People? 26 Increasing Productive Capacity: A Global Imperative 27 Overcoming Rural Poverty: The Lessons of Asia 28 The Role of Nutrition in Public Health 29 Is Food Aid to Russia Necessary? 30 Food Aid to Russia: Welcome or Unwelcome? 31 Hunger in the United States 32 Food Aid and Grain 33 The Lomé Conventions and Food Security 34 Twenty Years of Struggle Against Hunger: From Voluntarism to the Reality Principle Index About the Book About Action Against Hunger