CFS:2002/4-Sup.1  |
| CFS:2002/4-Sup.1 |
COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY |
Twenty-eighth Session |
Rome, 6-8 June 2002 |
EXTRACTS RELATED TO THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FROM THE REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AFRICA |
I. REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AFRICA (ARC/02/REP) |
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SUMMARY OF MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS
The Conference:
13. urged Member Countries to attend the "World Food Summit: five years later" with the highest level representation; (paragraph 23d)
14. recommended that Member Countries join the "global coalition against hunger" to combine forces in order to achieve the basic pre-conditions for sustainable development; (paragraph 23e)
15. recommended that a meeting of African Ministers for Agriculture and Trade be planned to launch the establishment of an African Common Market for Agricultural Products and suggested such a meeting takes place during the World Food Summit: five years later scheduled for June 2002 in Rome; and
16. urged the pragmatic ratification and implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as adopted by the 31st Session of the FAO Conference for the benefit of food security in Member Countries. (paragraph 26)
17. commended the Director-General for initiating the WFS:fyl, providing an opportune occasion to reinforce political commitment and facilitate resource mobilization towards the fight against hunger; (paragraph 23a)