Ban ki-moon: global food crisis increased by about 1 million poor people need assistance

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U.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon 28, 29, in the Swiss capital, Bern two chaired 27 important international institutions to food summit to discuss how to deal with the growing global food crisis. This 27 agencies mainly for the UN presides over institutions. Ban ki-moon before the meeting expressed hope that through two days of closed door meetings to discuss the appropriate emergency measures and solve the food crisis other long-term tactic.

The United Nations said: "the global food crisis and the United Nations can provide solutions to the center of the meeting agenda." Another, according to people familiar with the meeting said is market protectionism and biofuels were studied.

25 in Vienna, ban ki-moon, says global recently about new 1 billion poor people need aid, but these people in before rising food prices is not to need to aid. He said, long term, "from international society and leaders should talk about how to improve the economic system and distribution system, improve agricultural products (BBS) production." option

The world food programme (WFP) executive secretary sheeran, world bank President Robert zoellick, the UN food and agriculture organization (FAO) director-general diouf, international agricultural development foundation (IFAD) President BaoGe both attended the meeting.

The FAO previously warned that rising food prices have led to riots erupted global 37 countries such as social unrest. WFP also issued an urgent appeal to international society, demanding donations, fill its $755m aid funding gap.

The world trade organization (WTO) director-general lamivudine also attended the meeting in Bern. He said global food crisis further shows the necessity of opening up the market.

"The agricultural subsidies in developed countries destroyed poor countries agriculture," WTO spokesman said, "the world urgently need a more open system, to reduce the various unnecessary competition and loss."

The international Labour organization (ILO) director-general cable MaWeiYa warned that simply seek temporary solution to deal with the current crisis is very dangerous, and after a time, a similar crisis could happen again.

The international monetary fund (IMF) chairman strauss - kahn has criticized the trade protectionism and the use of food crops to make biofuels, and called on the practice of coordinated global agricultural policy.