Breaking the Links Between Conflict and Hunger in Africa

Author:
Ellen Messer and Marc J. Cohen
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute
Publication Date:
1 January 2004
Tags:
Conflict, Peace and Security, Africa, Food and Agriculture, International Organizations and Africa

In February of 2004, United Nations Agencies calculated that over 45 million people in developing countries experiencing or recovering from conflict were in need of food and other emergency humanitarian assistance. More than 80 percent of those affected lived in sub-saharan Africa

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