Global food crisis: Export restrictions hamper humanitarian response - World Bank

Press Release No:2009/009/EXC Governments need to ensure access to local purchases for humanitarian purposes HOKKAIDO, Japan, July 7, 2008 – The following is a statement by World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick at a joint news conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the Group Of Eight Summit in Japan: It’s a pleasure to be here with the Secretary-General today. I’d like to commend him for his leadership on the Global Food Crisis and for guiding the preparation of the Comprehensive Framework for Action. We are united in our determination to address the crisis that now endangers millions of people around the world. How we respond to this double jeopardy of soaring food and fuel prices is a test of the global system’s commitment to help the most vulnerable. It is a test we cannot... [read full story]