The Right to Food in Situations of Armed Conflict

Ziegler, Jean; Golay, Christophe; Mahon, Claire; Way, Sally-Anne

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“…In situations of armed conflict, more people die directly from food insecurity and disease than from war itself (Pinstrup-Andersen and Shimokawa, 2008; Ziegler et al , 2011). One of the markers of well-being in terms of food security is BMI.…”

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The food security and the eating behavior of the civilian population during the military conflict in Ukraine: a preliminary research

Aksonova,

Slivar,

Torianik

et al. 2023

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate not only changes in eating behavior and food security parameters of the civilian population experiencing war but also the likelihood of developing a number of eating disorders against this background. Design/methodology/approach This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in March–April 2022 using the Google Forms tool among adult residents of Ukraine. The questions included four categories: general demographic data and body mass index (BMI); the question of the most frequently consumed food groups since the beginning of the invasion; SCOFF questionnaire; and questions to assess the state of food security. Findings A change in eating behavior was reported by 72.3% of respondents. SCOFF screening showed two or more positive responses for 42.7% of respondents. For respondents who were not in active hostilities areas, only 25.0% reported positive results. The average pre-war BMI was within the normal range, which suggests that the majority of respondents did not have problems with food security. The study shows that 74.9% of respondents believe they have an unbalanced diet. About 40% of respondents were cutting back on meals or skipping meals, and 50% reported running out of food and not being able to restock. These facts indicate that most respondents experienced food insecurity after the invasion. Research limitations/implications The resulting quantitative sample structure of respondents was not optimal for such studies. But taking into account the rather difficult state of the country and the conditions of the population in it, the expansion of the sample in combat areas was quite seriously limited. Therefore, the use of a limited sample should probably be considered a reasonable and practical choice for conducting research. Originality/value The results indicate deep problems with food security, a sharp change in eating behavior under the pressure of circumstances and, as a consequence, the appearance of a high probability of the development of eating disorders in the future.

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The food security and the eating behavior of the civilian population during the military conflict in Ukraine: a preliminary research

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Torianik

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“…According to the Report, around 70 million people in 45 States are currently in need of emergency food assistance due to these causes, especially this aid is urgent for Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria, Syria and Somalia (Elver, 2017, p.4). The report also records that "hunger continues to inflict massive casualties in combat zones", despite the fact that "the current regulatory architecture of human rights law and the international humanitarian law system has developed elaborate rules to protect the 2 See: Ziegler, J. et al (2011). "The Right to Food in Situations of Armed Conflict", in Ziegler, J., Golay, C., Mahon, C., Way, S.A. (Coords).…”

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The Protection of Access to Food for Civilians under International Humanitarian Law: Acts Constituting War Crimes

Mazo

2020

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The objective of this paper is to examine the specific provisions, within the framework of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), that protect the human right to food of the civilian population and to observe to what extent the protection of access to food is an issue taken into account by IHL during the development of an armed conflict. Answering these questions requires a detailed analysis of this branch of international law, in order to identify the specific rules of IHL that aim, directly or indirectly, to ensure that civilians do not see denied their access to food during the armed conflict, whether international or non-international. In many armed conflicts, a greater number of civilians die from food deprivation than as a direct result of hostilities. In this sense, the Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes those acts that, during the armed conflict, violate IHL prohibitions related to food issues, thus we will also mention them, with the aim of clarifying the possible individual criminal responsibility attributed to those who carry out such acts. The scientific method that has been used in this work is the legal-sociological method, insofar as it is the one that we consider most appropriate for the multidisciplinary approach, always from the legal point of view, regarding the understanding of the rules, the lack of them, their effectiveness, their rationale, etc. This method is based on the idea that law cannot be studied as an isolated domain but must be analysed as part of social reality. The elaboration of this work, with a multidisciplinary object, has also required the use of several methodological techniques, such as social and legal analysis, legal deduction and induction, description and interdisciplinarity.

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The Right to Food in Situations of Armed Conflict

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The food security and the eating behavior of the civilian population during the military conflict in Ukraine: a preliminary research

The food security and the eating behavior of the civilian population during the military conflict in Ukraine: a preliminary research

The Protection of Access to Food for Civilians under International Humanitarian Law: Acts Constituting War Crimes

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