New FAO Head Says Agency Will Increase Support To Countries Experiencing Prolonged Food Crises

New FAO Head Says Agency Will Increase Support To Countries Experiencing Prolonged Food Crises

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

The new head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Director-General Jos� Graziano da Silva, began work on January 1, "pledging [on Tuesday] to increase the agency's support to poor countries experiencing prolonged food crises," the�U.N. News Centre reports (1/3). He "said volatility in food markets was likely to continue due to economic instability and currency market fluctuations," according to�Reuters (Hornby, 1/3).

"FAO, which is the U.N.'s biggest specialized agency with a $1 billion budget, has been battling the effects of wild swings in food prices that have particularly affected poor countries," the�Associated Press writes (1/3). "Graziano da Silva said the Sahelian region of West Africa, where many countries are facing 'food deficits' and unable to feed their populations, would be a key target of FAO's programs," according to the U.N. News Centre (1/3).

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