President Obama met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the first time on Tuesday, talking at length about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, the war in Afghanistan, the aftermath of Hurricanes in Haiti – and the ongoing shortages in global food supply, as reported in this Boston Globe article.
Following the meeting, President Obama remarked on how the two discussed the influence of the current global economic crisis on food security and the issue’s warranting of “international coordination.”
In his remarks on the meeting, Secretary-General Ban added:
“The leaders of industrialized countries should keep their commitment on Millennium Development goals and official development assistance, and help developing countries overcome food security and also help them to adapt and mitigate climate change.”
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