FAO hosted the World Food Summit 2009
The three-day World Food Summit ended on 18 November after committing the international community to invest more in agriculture and eradicating hunger
FAO Director Jacques Diouf outlined, that the Summit indicates “an important step towards the achievement of our common objective- a world free from hunger”. He further admits, that “the official Declaration adopted by the Summit this past Monday contains neither measurable targets nor specific deadlines which would have made it easier to monitor implementation..."
The Summit further adopted five Rome Principles for Sustainable Global Food Security, namely 1) invest in country-owned plans channeling resources to well-designed and results-based programmes and partnerships; 2) foster strategic coordination at all levels to improve governance, promote better allocation of resources and avoid duplication; 3) strive for a twin-track approach to food security including both short-term emergency and long-term development measures; 4) work to improve the efficiency, coordination and effectiveness of multilateral institutions; and 5) ensure sustained and substantial commitment by all partners to investment in agriculture and food security and nutrition.
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