Alger appelle à des mesures concrètes, notamment à Ghaza et au Soudan

Algiers calls for concrete measures, particularly in Gaza and Sudan

Food insecurity as a weapon of war:

Algeria has strongly challenged the international community on the urgency of breaking the devastating link between hunger and conflicts, a sine qua non condition for the preservation of global peace and security. Monday, during a high-level open debate of the Security Council on conflict-related food insecurity, the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, Mr. Amar Bendjama, underlined his country’s firm commitment to working for the protection of civilians, respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the establishment of a lasting and just peace.
Despite the adoption, in 2018, of Resolution 2417 which established the link between armed conflicts and hunger, the escalation of food insecurity is a bitter observation, lamented Mr. Bendjama.
Referring to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, he said conflict remains the main driver of the most serious crises, a reality “clearly and starkly visible in Sudan and Gaza.”
The Algerian diplomat was particularly critical regarding the situation in Gaza. He denounced the use of “siege tactics, restrictions on food, drinking water, fuel and electricity, as well as repeated strikes on critical infrastructure,” stressing that these actions reached the level of “the use of starvation as a weapon of war.”
He insisted on the deep and lasting repercussions of these acts on civilian populations, particularly children. For Mr. Bendjama, the vicious circle fueled by hunger and conflict must be broken if the Security Council is to honor its peacekeeping mission.
He reiterated that starvation as a method of warfare can never be justified and urged parties to conflict to protect civilians and the systems essential to their survival, including food production and water infrastructure, while ensuring access to humanitarian assistance.
Algeria, he recalled, is actively involved in these international efforts. She co-chairs the Working Group on Civilian Infrastructure Protection as part of the International Initiative to Strengthen Political Commitment to IHL.
Furthermore, its commitment to humanitarian workers was reaffirmed by the signing, in September 2025, of the Global Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.
Beyond emergency aid,
Mr. Bendjama reaffirmed that political solutions are essential and that socio-economic development is the foundation of stability.
He assured Algeria’s support for development through the Algerian Agency for International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development, which finances projects in Africa, particularly in partnership with UNICEF and UNDP. Faced with the seriousness of the situation, the permanent representative of Algeria urged the Security Council to adopt concrete measures. These include the creation of an early warning mechanism on violations related to water and food systems, as well as the mobilization of financial resources to quickly restore essential services in conflict zones. He emphasized the imperative of ensuring safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access, while ensuring accountability for any attacks targeting civilian infrastructure.
Djamila Sai