On Sunday, the 27th of January the World Economic Forum in Davos ended. During the Forum, More than 2,500 people, including business and political leaders as well as heads of international organizations, discussed the major issues facing the world. The fights against hunger was one key topics for the participants. Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, challenged the leaders to push and support these topics with high priority. He spoke critically about the high food prices and warned about the consequences for poor countries in global economic turmoil. Please follow the link for further reading. Bill Gates also called for more sense of responsibility, to help the poor around the world. (Link to the article)
From my point of view it’s nice to see that the world economic and political leaders take the time to speak about the grievances in the world and are willing to fight against hunger. I really hope that they put their words into further action!
(posted by Iris Armbruester)
