S.Res.669 – Starvation as a Weapon of War

Aug 22, 2022 | Borgen Magazine
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Every day, Ukrainians fear another onslaught of bombs from Russia, but they also worry that their food supply could run out since the war brought their planting season to a screeching halt. In Yemen, people are fleeing from war violence with no protection from the country’s rapidly worsening starvation crisis. Globally in 2021, about 139 million people were facing hunger due to conflict. U.S. Senate resolution S.Res.669 is looking to identify and denounce the deliberate deprivation of food as a weapon of war.