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Food security and conflict in the ESCWA region

Title
Food security and conflict in the ESCWA region / Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
Publication
New York : United Nations, 2010.

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Additional Authors
United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Description
vii, 134 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color); 28 cm.
Summary
"This report argues that, up to a certain extent, the conflict-affected countries and territories of the ESCWA region can promote food security nationally. What the region is in need of, however, is greater regional cooperation for three reasons, namely: (a) conflict-affected countries and territories do not have the fiscal space and public administrative capacity needed to finance and introduce food security programmes; (b) prevailing political constraints prevent existing cleavages between ruling elites and disenfranchised factions within the society from being easily overcome; and (c) the potential benefits from investments into better food security are greater when taking advantage of regional cooperation, given that the numerous threats to food security carry a regional dimension and, therefore, require a regional solution in line with the subsidiarity principle."--Introd.
Series Statement
United Nations publication
Subject
  • Vereinte Nationen Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  • Food security > Middle East
  • Food security > Arab countries
  • Food security > Government policy > Middle East
  • Food security > Government policy > Arab countries
  • Food security
  • Ernährungssicherstellung
  • Mitgliedsstaaten
  • Arab countries
  • Middle East
Note
  • "E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/1, 13 September 2010."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-134).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online via the ESCWA web site.
Contents
Food security assessment in the ESCWA region -- Conflict and food security nexus -- Regional policy review and recommendations -- Recommendations for policy actions in the ESCWA region.
OCLC
  • ocn743167020
  • 743167020
  • SCSB-1609296
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library