The geopolitics of hunger, 2000-2001 : hunger and power / Action Against Hunger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: Hunger and the New Humanitarianism / Barnett R. Rubin -- Preface / Ronald Grierson and Burton K. Haimes -- Pt. 1. Food Crises: Hunger as a Weapon. 1. Sierra Leone: Food at the Heart of the Conflict / Pascal Lefort. 2. Congo-Brazzaville: A Civilian Population Held Hostage to Militias / Pascal Lefort. 3. The Great Lakes: Avoiding an Ethnic Reading / Jean-Francois Vidal. 4. Somalia: A Country Without a State, a Conflict Without End / Michael Anglade. 5. Somalia: A Difficult Reconstruction / Roland Marchal. 6. The Conflict in Abkhazia / Manuel Sanchez-Montero. 7. Tajikistan: What Role for Nongovernmental Organizations? / Jean-Michel Grand, Chris Leather and Frances Mason. 8. Colombia: A People Displaced by Violence / Pablo Alcade Subias. 9. Guatemala: Inequality and Food Security / Carmelo Gallardo. 10. Nicaragua: No Way Out of Rural Poverty? / Jorge Pereiro Pinon. 11. Honduras: Supplying Water to Victims of Hurricane Mitch / Eric Drouart.

12. The Tragedy of Kosovo / Frances Mason and Kathryn Ogden. 13. A Survey of Kosovar Refugees in Macedonia, May-June 1999 / Michael Brewin. 14. Are There Still "Natural" Famines? / Sylvie Brunel -- Pt. 2. Confronting Unjust Food Distribution: Which Strategies for Humanitarian Intervention? 15. Humanitarian Action in North Korea: Ostrich Politics / Christophe Reltien. 16. Lessons from the Kosovo Tragedy / Sylvie Brunel. 17. A Code of "Good" Conduct? / Daniel Puillet-Breton. 18. Standards and Quality Assurance / Pierre Perrin. 19. Humanitarianism: A Changing Concept / Jean-Luc Bodin. 20. Security: A Key Component of Humanitarian Action / Pierre Gallien. 21. Humanitarianism and the International Criminal Justice System: Abandoning Neutrality and Impartiality? / Carole Dubrulle. 22. Combating Man-Made Famine: Legal Instruments / Marie-Josee Domestici-Met. 23. Why Embargoes? / Romain Coti and Anne-Laure Wipff.

24. The Birth of Responsible Humanitarianism / Sylvie Brunel -- Pt. 3. Food Policies to Eradicate Hunger. 25. Feeding Ten Billion People? / Sylvie Brunel. 26. Increasing Productive Capacity: A Global Imperative / Sylvie Brunel. 27. Overcoming Rural Poverty: The Lessons of Asia / Gilbert Etienne. 28. The Role of Nutrition in Public Health / Claudine Prudhon. 29. Is Food Aid to Russia Necessary? / Alain Giroux. 30. Food Aid to Russia: Welcome or Unwelcome? / Jonathan Littell. 31. Hunger in the United States / Trudy Lieberman. 32. Food Aid and Grain / Jose Bidegain and Astrid Filliol. 33. The Lome Conventions and Food Security / Jean-Jacques Gabas. 34. Twenty Years of Struggle Against Hunger: From Voluntarism to the Reality Principle / Sylvie Brunel.