UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - The author is Executive Director at Oxfam InternationalIn 1941, the people of Greece were facing a horrific winter. The Axis powers had plundered local supplies and introduced an extortionate tax on Greek citizens. Allied forces imposed a cruel blockade, cutting off imports. Prices skyrocketed. Hundreds of thousands of civilians perished. Read the full story, “Peace & Security in Armed Conflicts Mean Presence of Food & Absence of Gunfire”, on globalissues.org →
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