At a food summit in Rome, Italy on Monday, world leaders rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves. Multiple countries pledged to increase aid to agriculture in developing nations in an effort to help the world's hungry become more self-sufficient. The summit hoped to achieve a commitment of $44 billion as well as adopting a vow to eradicate hunger by 2025. None of the countries involved in the food summit, however, fully committed to these goals.
The U.N. Secretary-General tried to rally support by declaring that "the world has more than enough food, yet, today, more than 1 billion people are hungry. This is unacceptable." In another attempt to rally support, Pope Benedict XVI is expected to speak on behalf of the world hunger issue at hand.
The summit's focus, this year, was to promote support from wealthy countries by persuading them to do more than just send food assistance. Rather, wealthy countries need to help provide technology, irrigation systems, fertilizer, and help assist local farmers. A solid agricultural foundation is needed in order for these poor countries to become self-sufficient. "The best way to stop hunger is to help the needy help themselves."
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/16/world/AP-EU-UN-FoodSummit.html?ref=world
By: Taylar Proctor
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