GRC is delighted to host a digital symposium with Opinio Juris on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2417 (UNSC 2417) to mark the third anniversary of its adoption by the Security Council. The symposium is scheduled to run between 17-21 May and features written think pieces from the World Food Programme, GRC, Mwatana […]

Malnutrition and hunger have long been associated with violent conflicts. The deliberate and systematic use of starvation is increasingly used as a method of warfare in today's armed conflict – both against civilian populations as well as against humanitarian aid workers who are targeted or otherwise prevented from accessing those in need. In recent years […]

GRC is privileged to be co-sponsoring an event at International Law Week in New York with, amongst others, the Governments of Switzerland and The Netherlands on “Accountability for the War Crime of Starvation.” Catriona Holmes, one of GRC’s Senior Legal Consultants, will be speaking alongside Alex de Waal, the UN OHCHA, and Ambassador Corinne Cicéron […]