Health as a cause of conflict

Since the new millennium, the nexus between health, peace and security has been heavily investigated in academic and policy arenas, especially since the first UN Security Resolution 1308 on a health issue - HIV and peacekeeping (UNSC, 2000). More recently, Francoise Holland, the French President stated, “Our commitment to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 is at stake; as is the cohesion of the international community at a time when health risks represent one of the major threats to peace and security” (Hollande, 2016)