Today marks the 35th anniversary of World Food Day. World Food Day commemorates the establishing of the Food and Agricultural Administration of the United Nations. Every year, North American activists come together to declare our commitment to eradicate hunger in our lifetime. Here at STAND, we hope to use today to raise awareness of the significant and brutal effect that hunger and food insecurity can have within conflict. From the impending famine in South Sudan, to drastic funding shortfalls for the World Food Programme’s work in Syria and with Syrian refugees, food insecurity is all too often an unfortunate reality of conflicts and mass atrocities. To learn more about how food insecurity affects each of our conflict areas, check out the list of further learning for Burma, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria.
Burma
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Food Security Update from the World Food Programme
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Malnutrition, disease rising in camps of Burma’s Rohingya Muslims from the Washington Post
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UNICEF Rakhine: Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Every Child from the UNICEF Media Centre
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Poverty, displacement and local government in South East Burma/Myanmar from The Border Consortium via ReliefWeb
Central African Republic
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Food Security Assessment Results from the World Food Programme
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Conflict exacerbates malnutrition in Central African Republic from International Medical Corps via ReliefWeb
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Urgent action needed to prevent child deaths from malnutrition from UNICEF
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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July situation report from the World Food Programme estimates 6.7 million people in need of food assistance
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Food Assistance Fact Sheet from USAID
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World Food Programme cuts food rations for millions in March from Voice of America
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The tie between sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and hunger from USAID
Sudan
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Malnutrition crisis in Sudan from Nicholas Kristof’s blog on the New York Times
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Combatting malnutrition in Darfur from Relief International
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Malnutrition reaches 40% among Darfur children from Radio Dabanga
South Sudan
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Conflict drives out Sudan’s farmers, disrupts its markets and transport infrastructure from CARE International via the Huffington Post
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Children bear brunt of man-made disaster from the Guardian
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Famine looms in South Sudan as “The Good Lie” debuts from the Enough Project
Syria
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The struggle to produce food in Syria from Modern Farmer
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UN cuts Syria food aid over funding shortfall from Al Arabiya
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Syria Crisis Summary from the World Food Programme
Sincerely,
Education Team