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Ping Tung

(767 posts)
Thu Apr 4, 2024, 12:23 PM Apr 4

You got to start somewhere. [View all]

The way to stop conflicts is to get the parties to look for things they can agree on.

“But I hope there’s one thing we can all agree on: Human beings should have food and water.”
Stephen Colbert


Starvation as a method of warfare is explicitly prohibited regardless of the nature of the conflict, and the concept of objects essential for the survival of the civilian population includes drinking-water installations and supplies and irrigation works.
International Committee of the Red Cross

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