Food Aid

  • The Future of Food Aid: Looking at the Egypt Case

    The Future of Food Aid: Looking at the Egypt Case

    Nearly two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a conflict that has had profound effects on human and economic well-being around the world. A record 349 million people across 79 countries currently face acute food insecurity– this is a 200 million person increase when compared to pre-Covid-19 levels.…

  • Food Aid in Syria: Good Intentions, Unintended Outcomes

    Food Aid in Syria: Good Intentions, Unintended Outcomes

    Emergency food aid is often depicted as the international community’s humane response to a crisis, aimed at alleviating suffering in areas of conflict or following natural disasters. However, a recent paper argues that despite the impartial intentions of UN agencies and other humanitarian organizations, the distribution of food aid during…

  • Food for Thought: Does the Delivery of Food Aid Contribute to Conflict?

    Food for Thought: Does the Delivery of Food Aid Contribute to Conflict?

    New research investigates the relationship between food aid and civil conflicts

  • Hedge Funds

    Hedge Funds

    Food remittances and foreign aid ease the impact of food price shocks.