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Food summit may end without declaration of intent
by Dave Keating | June 5, 2008 at 03:42 am | 89 views | add comment | 0 recommendations
Rather than centering around the controversial issue of biofuels, as was expected, conflict at the emergency food summit in Rome is focused on disagreement between opponents over side issues, such as whether a resolution should condemn US economic danctions on Cuba.
ROME (Reuters) - A summit on the global food crisis was at risk of closing without a declaration of intent on Thursday because of squabbling over side issues.
Delegates from 183 countries at the Rome talks missed their Wednesday deadline for agreeing a final statement about "eliminating hunger and securing food for all".
"The food crisis which the world faces today is so serious that it would be disastrous for the survival of mankind if the conclusions reached suffer the same fate at this historic summit," said Ghana's President John Kufuor.
June 5, 2008 at 03:42 am by Dave Keating, 89 views, add comment
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