That's not it. You just can't help a freezing person by setting fire to them. Giving people money for food raises the prices of food. Giving people free food

That's not it. You just can't help a freezing person by setting fire to them. Giving people money for food raises the prices of food. Giving people free food ruins the people selling food. A starving population is an economics problem, rarely is it a commodity shortage. If you want to distort an economy you have to do it intentionally and with great care with an eye for helping it grow. For example, look at what they already import from your country, buy it from your own producers and then sell it at a deep discount, but watch out for who else sells it and if you'll distort any other exporters markets. Look at their needs for capital equipment, especially where efficiency is involved and sell it to them cheaply, again paying attention to not trample existing markets. Many more examples but in essence pay attention to the consequences of your actions, don't just focus on one and ignore the rest.