HL Deb 31 October 1996 vol 575 cc24-5WA
Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What they consider should emerge from the United Nations World Food Summit as agreed international priorities.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The Government believe that the World Food Summit should establish an international consensus on the future action needed to reduce hunger and malnutrition in the world. It should concentrate on the need for:

  • poverty reduction in developing countries;
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  • sustainable long term expansion of global food production;
  • stable political and economic conditions based on democracy and good governance;
  • the implementation of commitments made in previous UN conferences such as those dealing with nutrition, environment and development, population and development, social development and women;
  • better co-ordinated international responses to food insecurity problems.