Listen: Food Insecurity-a cause and consequence of conflict

by Hayley Susino

Kimberly Flowers, Photo: Vatican Radio

In a world where conflict affects so many communities, it is important to recognize the connection between food insecurity and social unrest. Kimberly Flowers, Director of the Global Food Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), was brought to Rome by U.S. Mission to the United Nations as the keynote speaker at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 13th Annual George McGovern Lecture. She highlighted the connection between conflict areas and food insecurity in her speech entitled, “Examining Linkages: The Nexus between Food Insecurity and Political Instability.”

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/12/01/food_insecurity_a_cause_and_consequence_of_conflict/1276098

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