May 29, 2012
The Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the
Organization of American States (OAS) today declared in a joint
statement on social protection and food security that social protection
is a key element in the fight against hunger. Just days before the 42nd
General Assembly of the OAS in Cochabamba, focused on the central theme
of "Food Security with Sovereignty in the Americas," the two
organizations highlight in their declaration the important link between
food security and social protection, and point out the need to encourage
the coordination between sectors and the institutional strengthening
needed to make possible food security in the Americas...
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