UN chief urges to act on global food crises

UN chief urges rich nations to act on global crises
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Source: CCTV.com | 06-27-2008 16:13
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on developed countries to tackle the food crisis, climate change and development. Ban made the appeal on the eve of a three-nation tour that will be followed by next month's G8 summit.


UN chief Ban Ki-moon, seen here on June 15, 2008,
said Thursday he would press for concrete
action at a summit of Group of Eight (G8)
leaders in Japan next month to tackle the
world food crisis, climate change and the
flagging fight against poverty.(AFP/File/Omar Salem)




The UN chief says climate change and the global food crisis are slowing progress made towards the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals.

Ban says a fully operational fund to help the world's most vulnerable nations cope with climate change must be in place by the end of this year. He's also calling for concrete steps to transfer the latest low-carbon technologies to poor states.

Ban says he will appeal to world leaders to deliver on measures agreed to at an international meeting in Rome earlier this month.

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