45途上国はすでに半分に飢餓が減少している
45 países en desarrollo ya han reducido el hambre a la mitad
Los líderes mundiales destacan la importancia de incluir en la agenda política la erradicación de la desnutrición
España afirma que los recortes no afectan a programas ya en marcha
María R. Sahuquillo Madrid 4 ABR 2013 - 15:05 CET
45 developing countries have already reduced hunger by half
World leaders stress the importance of including in the political agenda the eradication of malnutrition
Spain says the cuts will not affect ongoing programs
Maria R. Sahuquillo Madrid 4 ABR 2013 - 15:05 CET
More than 850 million people suffer from hunger. The numbers have improved, and malnutrition has been to affect 12% instead of 19% of the world population. But access to adequate food remains one of the main challenges to be solved. Halving hunger and malnutrition is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals-the first, in fact, set by the UN for 2015. But to reach it, include policies on access to food and food security in the political agenda of governments. "The fight against hunger is a political issue, and as such should be included in the programs," he said Thursday Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the FAO. The representative of the United Nations Agency for Food and Agriculture and Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, and Margaret Chan, director of the World Health Organization by the Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, or the owner of Agriculture and Food, Miguel Arias Cañete are among world leaders debated by experts and non-governmental organizations today in Madrid, in a high-level, how to continue fighting against malnutrition after the goal set in 2015.
Missing 1000 days to reach the key date, but there is still much to do. The economic crisis and budgetary constraints many governments are putting in difficulty meeting some of these goals, experts warn. Spain has halved its official development assistance. A fall to 0.15% of GDP, according to the organizations, is forcing cancel key programs. Despite this, the foreign minister reiterated the "commitment" of Spain and the Government to projects working to eradicate poverty, but acknowledged that the crisis is an added difficulty to the fight. "I am the first to regret that the crisis has affected the reduction in cooperation and hope it is only temporary," he said.
The head of affairs, however, said that budget cuts are not endangering any ongoing program. "Reducing funding cooperation and humanitarian aid are occurring in all countries. We've all been hit by the crisis and we've all had to make adjustments, "he said. "The in Spain may have been more painful, because when we got to our deficit Government was bulkier EU. But we have been very careful in the management of already scarce resources, "he said. The foreign minister has said that there has been no reduction in funding for NGOs, but funds for programs that already had remnants, like water.
More than 850 million people suffer from hunger
Spain, has affected Margallo, has changed its policy of cooperation part by the economic situation: "It has become, well, a huge effort of concentration of programs from 50 to 23 countries. We excluded middle income countries. Programmes were delegated cooperation with the EU ".
Continue funding, despite the crisis, development aid programs is a message shared by experts and political leaders gathered in Madrid. "We need stable policies. There is a clear need for funding to be served "has affected José María Vera, director of Oxfam International. Associations and senior officials of the as Patty Londoño, Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs of Colombia, emphasize the importance of including the Millennium Development Goals in the political agendas of governments, society and the private sector to jointly as insisted the FAO director, eradicating hunger. "You have to make hunger and poverty a political issue. Governments need to provide resources and political solutions. The fight against hunger should undertake the whole society, the private sector and governments have to make a commitment and raise that flag. If not, we will not or 1000 1000 days or more to eradicate hunger and raise a generation, "said Graziano da Silva.
Some achievements
I am the first to regret that the crisis has affected cooperation, "says Garcia Margallo
"We have failed to meet the goal of reducing hunger by half in 45 countries. We hope that the 1,000 days left to meet the Millennium Development Goals 40 other countries can do it, "he pointed responsible for FAO. "That would mean that more than half of developing countries have achieved that goal. Not much, but it is something. We can do it if extra mile countries. Increasingly countries they realize that having miserable and hungry does not help. "Said Graziano da Silva. "The right to food, for life depend on it, is now the first human right and that its security is everyone's problem that requires a political solution, not technical," said Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment Miguel Arias Cañete.
One of the key points to combat hunger and achieve a safe and nutritious food is the empowerment of local production, according to experts. Arias Cañete, has stressed the need to promote crop and country-specific productions. "We must use underutilized crops. 30 species now provide 90% of the caloric power and only three provide over half rice, wheat and potatoes. But local crops are essential. You have to work on them enhancing their qualities for its adaptability, ecological aspects, "he said. Also, he insisted, reduce losses and waste that occur along the food chain. "Only half reducing such waste would be reduced by half the problem of hunger and malnutrition," he assured. "Hunger is the greatest pandemic of humanity and for the most disadvantaged populations," he added.
The purpose of the Madrid meeting, attended by 17 UN agencies and political leaders from different countries in Europe, Africa and America, is to agree a guiding document with the main conclusions on the degree of achievement of the MDGs on combating malnutrition for 2015 which also generally collect key action lines from that date. This text will serve as the basis of the report of the UN Secretary General presented at the ministerial week of September in New York, on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Access to drinking water, promotion of local agriculture on small farms, promotion of women, improving governance in aid management and new forms of financing are some of the key points that the future document Madrid will contribute to this agenda.
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