International Task Force On Global Food Crisis Opens New Website - Un
 
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:01:23 -0400


 
INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE ON GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS OPENS NEW WEBSITE 
– UN
New York, May 13 2008  3:00PM
After holding its first meeting this week in New York, the new international 
task force on the global food crisis, which is chaired 
by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has opened a new 

The High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis is working 
on a comprehensive plan to tackle problems caused by the worldwide 
rise in food prices. It brings together the heads of key 
UN agencies as well as the International Monetary Fund (<"http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm">IMF), 
the <"http://www.worldbank.org">World 
Bank and other international experts. The task force 
is due to present its action plan at a food summit in Rome to be 
held in early June. 

The price of food commodities has risen by 83 per cent over the last 
36 months on international markets, and it is estimated that 
854 million people are in a state of food insecurity around the world. 

Next week the UN Human Rights Council (<"http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/">HRC) 
is also holding a special session on 
the crisis. 

The new website - www.un.org/issues/food/task-force - lists task 
force participants and upcoming events, as well as key statements 
and documents.
 2008-05-13 00:00:00.000 

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