“We would not say the summit achieved concrete in immediate term.But the summit has highlighted the problem.The two-track proposal is a practical one, that is direct action for the most vulnerable and sustainable 'medium and long-term programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty.' We ask all the countries to take action to tackle the food security situation on an urgent basis.There should also be a proper population policy to establish a proper equation between population and resources including availability of food.” (Please see the full editorial below )
UN Hunger
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International agencies have reported from Rome that the UN Hunger Summit on Monday vowed 'urgent action' to combat food shortages but drew fire for failing to pledge new funds or set a timetable to beat the scourge affecting more than one billion people. As Pope Benedict XVI slammed the 'greed' of grain speculators, participants in the summit in
Some 60 heads of state and government are attending the World Summit on Food Security at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation's
The UN chief added that the issues of climate change and food security are interlinked. 'There can be no food security without climate security.' Pope Benedict XVI, for his part, lamented 'greed which causes speculation to rear its head even in the marketing of cereals, as if food were to be treated just like any other commodity.'
We would not say the summit achieved concrete in immediate term.But the summit has highlighted the problem.The two-track proposal is a practical one, that is direct action for the most vulnerable and sustainable 'medium and long-term programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty.' We ask all the countries to take action to tackle the food security situation on an urgent basis.There should also be a proper population policy to establish a proper equation between population and resources including availability of food.
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