WFP outlines five "circuit breakers" to halt hunger-conflict cycle
Summary
Carlos Scott listed five measures he says could interrupt the cycle of conflict-driven hunger: stop exporting conflict to other regions, act early, protect civilians and infrastructure, protect humanitarian personnel, and show solidarity with the most vulnerable.
Carlos Scott, acting executive director of the World Food Programme, told the council he offered five "circuit breakers" aimed at interrupting the feedback loop between conflict and hunger. He said the measures are intended to reduce the conditions that drive famines and obstruct relief operations.
Scott listed the five measures as: (1) measures that stop conflict in one region from driving hunger in another; (2) acting early instead of waiting for a famine declaration; (3) protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure; (4) protecting humanitarian personnel; and (5) expressing solidarity with the most vulnerable. He framed these as practical steps that require political will and timely funding to be effective.
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