food crisis

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses Food and Climate Change Crises event

World leaders endorse Ban’s call for action on climate change and food crisis

26 September 2008
Some 30 world leaders have pledged to take action to address the global food crisis and climate change, voicing support for proposals put forward by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to tackle two of today’s most pressing challenges.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses UN Private Sector Forum

Ban appeals to business leaders to help tackle global food crisis

24 September 2008
Warning that the high cost of food and fuel is causing millions of people to go hungry, Ban Ki-moon opened a meeting of business leaders today by urging that “we have to boost our private-public alliance.”
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Republic of the Philippines

Philippines calls on UN to help poorer countries fight soaring food, fuel prices

23 September 2008
The developing world is at a “tipping point” due to fluctuations in the global economy, the President of the Philippines told the General Assembly today, calling on the United Nations for its assistance in ensuring that financial uncertainties do not roll back development gains.

Investing in Africa’s farmers crucial part of global response to food crisis – Ban

22 September 2008
Investing in African farmers is a vital part of a comprehensive global response to the crisis brought on by high food prices, which is “literally a life and death issue” for millions around the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

Skyrocketing prices continue to threaten the right to food, UN expert says

10 September 2008
The global food crisis caused by soaring prices is jeopardizing the right to food, and any potential solution to the problem must be viewed through the lens of human rights, an independent United Nations expert said today.