Brazilian President Lula to Join FAO Summit on Food Security
April 25, 2008| |
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confirms his presence in the High-Level Conference on World Food Security with the theme “The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy” on June 3 to 5, 2008 at the Food and Agriculture (FAO) Headquarters in Rome. This is in response to the invitation from FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf.
The Conference aims to assess food security and poverty reduction in the face of climate change and energy security at the global, regional and national levels. Moreover, President Lula emphasized the need for scientific foundations so that people can discuss solutions to the crisis. "The debate must take place in a rational manner, without being clouded by emotions or left or right-wing ideologies" he commented.
Read more about this news at http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000831/index.html . For more information on the High-level Conference on World Food Security, see http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/conference.html .
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