APN Contributes Research Paper to CPDE Project on Conflict, Food Sovereignty, and Development Cooperation | The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature
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العربية تحضر ورقة  بحثية حول الصراع و السيادة الغذائية والتعاون الإنمائي

APN has contributed a case study to a project on Conflict, Food Sovereignty, and Development Cooperation, coordinated by the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) and the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE), in order to highlight the unique food system needs of communities living in conflict.

The case study, written by APN Advocacy Officer Heather Elaydi, provides a critical review of the international aid industry in Palestine and its impacts on national food sovereignty. Systemic undermining of local priorities while favouring donor agendas which do not challenge the underlying causes of the broken food system in Palestine – namely, Israeli occupation and closure – was cited as a major and troubling trend in development interventions.

The study also points to the massive amount of aid, primarily military aid, supplied to Israel by the United States as a key driver of the conflict.Recommendations made in the paper include adhering to the Do No Harm framework for humanitarian intervention, implementing the CFS Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises, and ensuring non-complicity with actors that do not respect human rights or adhere to international law.An interview with Melhim Abbas of Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) on supporting food sovereignty under occupation and the impact of the donor community was also submitted by APN as part of the project.