Food crisis task force begins work

<i>Agence France-Presse reports that members of the international task force on the global food crisis gathered at the United Nations to develop an action plan to deal with soaring food costs.</i> The food crisis task force created by the United Nations started working on its &#8220;comprehensive framework for action&#8221; that would involve short- and long-term programs to tackle food s&#8230;

By // 13 May 2008



The food crisis task force created by the United Nations started working on its “comprehensive framework for action” that would involve short- and long-term programs to tackle food shortages. The group comprises the top officials of 15 U.N. agencies, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and is under the leadership of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. It will lay the groundwork for the high-level gathering on food security of the Food and Agriculture Organization, which will take place in Rome from June 3 to June 5.

Source: UN food task force meets for first time (AFP)

Printing articles to share with others is a breach of our terms and conditions and copyright policy. Please use the sharing options on the left side of the article. Devex Pro members may share up to 10 articles per month using the Pro share tool ( ).

About the author

Search for articles

Most Read