"Today we desolately witness the unjust use of hunger as a weapon of war. Starving the population is a very cheap way of waging war. That is why today, when most conflicts are not fought by regular armies but by groups of armed civilians with few means, burning land, stealing livestock, blocking aid are tactics increasingly used by those who wish to control entire defenceless populations. Thus, in this type of conflict, the first military targets become the water supply networks and communication routes.Farmers cannot sell their produce in contexts threatened by violence and inflation skyrockets. This leads to huge numbers of people succumbing to the scourge of hunger and dying, with the aggravating factor that, while civilians are weakened by misery, the political summits grow fat on corruption and impunity."
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As quoted in Address to the FAO (June 30, 2025)
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