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The UN food agency - WFP has welcomed the commitment shown by global leaders at the G8 summit in Japan to support efforts to soften the impact of high food prices on the poor. World Food Programme chief Josette Sheeran says "what we have seen …is the resolve to help protect the poorest from the devastating effects of high food prices and to find long-term solutions to the food crisis."She calls for a follow-up with practical "measures that can make a real difference in addressing urgent hunger needs throughout the world." Ms. Sheeran says these are unusual times that require "practical solutions to …confront the challenges…" WFP has led the way in demanding concerted international action to address the effects of high food prices on the poor. This is Donn Bobb reporting for United... [read full story]                    

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Source: IRIN When the leaders of the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, opened their meeting in Japan on 7 July, World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged them to "seize this opportunity" in the face of a...

                   

GLOBAL: Humanitarians cool on G8 summit response to food crisis

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Jul 11, 2008
        

NEW YORK, 11 July 2008 (IRIN) - When the leaders of the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, opened their meeting in Japan on 7 July, World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged them to “seize this opportunity”...

                   

World Food Programme Welcomes G8 Resolve - Urges Practical Steps To Help The Hungry

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Jul 11, 2008
        

The World Food Programme welcomed the commitment shown by global leaders at the G8 summit in Japan to support efforts to soften the impact of high food prices on the poor. "What we have seen at the G8 summit is the resolve to...

                   

WFP welcomes G8 resolve to tackle hunger

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Jul 10, 2008
        

Rome, 10 July 2008 - The World Food Programme today welcomed the commitment shown by global leaders at the G8 summit in Japan to support efforts to soften the impact of high food prices on the poor. “What we have seen at the G8...