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Food aid workers
Coverage of Food aid workers in the Nexus archive.
- Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
Hunger is increasingly being weaponized in conflicts, with over 20,000 documented incidents of 'food-related violence' since 2018. Attacks include strikes on markets, farmland, and food distribution systems, with 1,261 attacks on markets and 863 incidents targeting food aid workers and infrastructure.