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Kuwaiti official calls on FAO to rid world of hunger |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 23:32 |
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FAO should work on measures to rid the world from hunger, Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the FAO's food security conference
and Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Jaber Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah said Tuesday.
The Kuwaiti official thanked FAO's Director General Jacques Diouf for his efforts to help over a billion people suffering from hunger, affirming that the 60 heads of states and representatives of world organizations attending the conference could do the job in helping the world to fight hunger and famine.
It was important to execute resolutions which came out of the 1996 and 2002 conferences, stated the official. He stressed that it was time for the world to address the food security problem with courage and determination bring the dream of a world without hunger in 2025 into reality.
During his speech, Sheikh Jaber touched on Kuwait's efforts in bolstering food security programs around the world, affirming that Kuwait came out with several initiatives namely the USD two billion small projects fund and the USD 100 billion fund for descent living.
Since its inception in 1961, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had played an important role in lessening the suffering of millions contributing to agricultural and development funds worldwide, stated the official.
Hopefully the third FAO food security conference would addressed the problems facing the world and work on solid solutions for the betterment of millions around the globe, concluded the official. - Kuna
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