Dangerous Precedents: Famine Relief in Somalia, 1991-93

Operation Restore Hope, the US-led effort to allow for the delivery of humanitarian supplies in Somalia from 1992-93, was a failure because it failed to account for or address human rights concerns. Failure to consider human rights in famine relief creates the conditions for the perpetuation and repetition of famine.

Dr. A. de Waal, in “War and Hunger: Rethinking International Responses to Complex Emergencies”, Joanna Macrae & Anthony Zwi eds., Zed Books 1994.

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