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Ban: Alleviating hunger will promote peace and stability

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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics

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United Nations, New York, 10 July 2009 - Noon briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. 

Speaking at the Group of Eight (G8) meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, Mr Ban has told the leaders of the world's industrialised countries that by helping the worlds hungry, who now number one billion, the international community can also secure a more peaceful and stable future for all.

The annual G8 meeting, which wraps up today, has reportedly agreed to mobilize $20 billion over three years for a comprehensive strategy focusing on sustainable agriculture development to ensure global food security.

Addressing the summits session of food security, Mr. Ban said that last years major spike in food and energy prices affected hundreds of millions of people. 

It amplified suffering, hardship and political unrest. We lost ground in our race to reach the first Millennium Development Goal, he stated, referring to the globally agreed target of halving poverty by 2015.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Group of Eight Food Security Session:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=539

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Web site:
http://www.fao.org/

News story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31433&Cr=food+security&Cr1=

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