food crisis

Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power of Ireland

Time to act to combat global hunger is now, Ireland tells UN debate

28 September 2009
The fact that one billion people on the planet suffer from hunger represents a collective failure by the international community, Ireland told the General Assembly today, stressing that the time to act together to eradicate this scourge is now.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses meeting as Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) and Prime Minister Hasina listen

Global food security takes centre stage at high-level UN event

26 September 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today brought together representatives from 100 countries to discuss ways to boost global food security, a vital issue in a world where one sixth of humanity suffers from chronic hunger.