| Paper prepared for the International Conference on Financing for Development Monterrey Mexico 18-22 March 2002 | |
| Reducing poverty and Hunger: The critical role of financing for food agriculture and rural development |
| The Rome-based UN Organisations concerned with poverty food and agriculture believe that the International Conference on Financing for Development must identify the extent of funds whether domestic or international needed to achieve the internationally agreed goals especially those for hunger and poverty reduction. We firmly believe that it is fundamentally wrong to consider assistance to the poor and hungry an act of charity. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is a moral imperative but it also makes great economic sense. Our work and the work of others clearly demonstrate that it is in the self-interest of the international community rich and poor countries alike to eradicate hunger and poverty wherever it appears. Eradicating hunger and poverty is an investment with high payoff in terms of peace and political stability overall development and prosperity. The slow progress in meeting the internationally agreed goals points to the need not only for increasing the volume of resources devoted to this effort but also to target them more effectively. International funding for hunger eradication and agriculture and rural development needs to rise to a scale commensurate with the problem and be advanced under affordable terms and conditions which do not lead to increases in developing country indebtedness. |
Auteur: various authors
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Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) IFAD and World Food Programme (WFP) Année: 2002
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| Mot clef: Policy , Stratégies Coordination . |
| Catégorie de document: Études | Langue: Anglais |