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FAO sets up trust fund for food security
p FAO Director-General
Jacques Diouf - The Fund will be financed by voluntary contributions made by governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The initial target for the fund is US$500 million. Projects financed by the Trust Fund will assist governments in initiating and strengthening sustainable means of increasing food availability in low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs); and strengthening surveillance and control of transboundary animal diseases that threaten food security in affected countries. Projects will be formulated by FAO with the governments concerned, in close cooperation with donors and all relevant parties in the countries. 17 July 2001 In Genoa, the
FAO Director-General will ask the G8 to reverse the
trend of declining resources allocated to
development and contribute generously to the
recently established FAO Trust Fund for Food
Security. Listen to an excerpt from Mr Diouf's
recent press conference on the subject (3 min. 1
sec.).
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