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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008
Another 40 million people have been pushed into hunger this year primarily due to higher food prices, according to preliminary estimates published by FAO. This brings the overall number of undernourished people in the world to 963 million, and the ongoing financial crisis could tip even more people into hunger. Jacques Diouf, FAO Director-General, indicated that a new system of world food security must be established.
1. Mr Diouf underlined that the current crisis is no where to be over.
2. According to Mr Diouf, structural constraints facing agriculture must be addressed.
Strategic actions are undertaken and closely monitored.Egypt has recovered from the food riots caused by soaring food prices, last year. Abdessalam OULD AHMED is Deputy Regional Representative for the Near East and FAO Representative in Egypt. He is witnessing the government's efforts to contain the food crisis and plans for the longer term food security, with the help of international partners:
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