UN to Set Up Task Force to Tackle Global Food Crisis

UN to Set Up Task Force to Tackle Global Food Crisis

04.29.08 posted by jason 78 views no comments
The United Nations plans to establish a task force to tackle the global food crisis to avert "social unrest on an unprecedented scale," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced. Ban, who will lead the task force, said its first priority will be to meet the $755 million shortfall in funding for the World Food Program. The skyrocketing cost of food staples has triggered global protests.
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