The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helps people around the world affected by armed conflict and other violence, doing everything it can to protect their lives and dignity and to relieve their suffering, often with its Red Cross and Red Crescent partners. The organization also seeks to prevent hardship by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and championing universal humanitarian principles. To understand what International Humanitarian Law has to say about food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict, read this article prepared by the ICRC.
