World Summit on Food Security

The hunger growing swarms and rapidly through many countries, particularly developing ones, where wipes out a significant number of inhabitants, originadoles death. Everything indicates that there is very little accountability, commitment from some governments do not face this reality, to face, giving way to plans, strategies, actions to counter this evil that manifests itself for years on this planet where we dwell.

The accelerated marketing ruthless exploitation of natural resources, coupled with technological development, mismanagement of some governments, has led to a riot in the use of many natural resources, explotándosele, deteriorándosele, at great cost and little equity in distributing the products and minimize all a bit of reality that the current economic scenario presented, hunger, poverty, a very marked imbalance between those who can use and consume products with respects to what is forbidden.

Indeed, compared to the reality of hunger, poverty, we must work with seriousness, commitment, seek solutions, addressing the situation, give way to plans, actions the counter.

Do not forget that in November 1996 in Rome Italy pointed out in the World Food Summit, considered it intolerable that more than 800 million people worldwide, particularly in developing countries, do not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs. This situation is unacceptable. Food supplies have increased substantially, but the factors that hinder access to food and continuing inadequacy of household and national incomes to purchase food, and the instability of supply and demand and natural disasters and man, prevent basic food needs. The problems of hunger and food insecurity have global dimensions and are likely to persist and even increase dramatically in some regions unless urgent, adopting decisive and concerted action, given the increasing world population and the tension provided that are subjected to natural resources.

We reaffirm that an enabling political, social and economic peaceful, stable and enabling the essential foundation that will allow states to give adequate priority to food security and eradicating poverty. Democracy, promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development and full and equal participation of men and women are essential to achieve sustainable food security for all

The Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the Plan of Action of the World Food Summit set the foundations for diverse paths to a common objective: food security at individual, household, national, regional and global levels. Food security exists when all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for food to live active and healthy. In this regard, concerted action is needed at all levels. Each nation must adopt a strategy consistent with its resources and capabilities to achieve their own goals and at the same time, cooperate regionally and internationally to provide collective solutions to global issues of food security. In a world of institutions, societies and economies increasingly intertwined, it is imperative to coordinate efforts and share responsibilities.

The fact that today in the present, reminds us, ecportal.net, the Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) appreciated the initiative of FAO to promote the World Summit on Food Security, which will be held in Rome, Italy, from 16 to 18 November, by a declaration signed in Santiago, Chile.

"This summit can become a global response, effective and strategic in combating the scourge of hunger is that it generates the conditions for a high-level dialogue between States, Governments and Organizations and Social Movements, with In order to develop policies and strategies in the context of food security and sovereignty, "they said in the statement of representatives of organizations and social movements of peasants, fishermen and indigenous peoples who are part of IPC-Latin America and the Caribbean, after a meeting which is part of the discussion processes of the World Summit.

The CIP's Regional Coordinator, Mario Ahumada, stressed the importance of participation of civil society "is the only way that the agreements reached in these decision-making based on the specific needs of civil society and, therefore, can be transformed into solutions that address the issue of hunger and poverty in the world, especially in Latin America. "

He says further that the FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jose Graziano da Silva, praised the support of social movements and organizations to reach consensus to promote agriculture and world food security.

"The consensus for the World Summit should consider a new food governance, increased public and private investment in agriculture in developing countries, strengthening local institutions and international and environmentally sustainable agricultural production, among other key issues, Representative added.

FAO has already opened since the debate on the final declaration to be signed in November by the heads of State and Government participating in the Summit by a paper that presents the main topics to be discussed at the meeting.

As noted by the Director General of FAO, Jacques Diouf, is expected to FAO proposal would lead to a fruitful discussion that involves not only governments but also the private sector, farmers, NGOs, the system United Nations and international agencies dealing with development.

We hope that this Summit to be held to be positive before a reality that can not be avoided and this has already stated commitment that the Plan of Action of the World Food Summit is based on the consensus reached in these forums and is based on the belief that while the world is facing serious food insecurity, there are solutions to these problems. If all stakeholders at local, national, regional and international levels and make determined efforts continued, the overall objective can be achieved to ensure availability at all times to food for all.

The Plan of Action of the World Food Summit is in conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, and aims to consolidate the outcomes of other United Nations conferences held since 1990 on issues affecting food security.

Strengthen existing standards and mechanisms in international and regional organizations to find, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, preventing and resolving conflicts that cause or exacerbate food insecurity and to settle disputes by peaceful means and promote tolerance, nonviolence, respect for diversity and international law enforcement.