Hunger as a weapon: gnawing violence

Hunger is normal in war. This was even true in a legal sense until 1977, because only since then did the Second Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention prohibit the starvation of civilians. But paper is patient and the global community is weak and often disinterested.

Even in the 21st century, hunger has not been conquered. On the contrary, there are still starvation catastrophes as a result of targeted food deprivation, currently in Yemen, South Sudan, Myanmar and Gaza.

The blockade by Russia, which prevents Ukraine from exporting grain and other crop products, should also be mentioned here - what has mainly economic consequences there, leads to shortages and skyrocketing bread prices elsewhere in the world.