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    The document discusses a call from InterAction, an alliance of U.S.-based aid non-governmental organizations, urging G20 leaders not to use the European sovereign debt crisis as an excuse to not fulfill their pledges to provide food security and agricultural assistance to poor countries. InterAction President Sam Worthington appealed to G20 leaders ahead of their summit, noting that the first famine of the 21st century is unfolding in the Horn of Africa and that there is a lack of political will to implement solutions. Worthington specifically urged G20 leaders to fully fund the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program and to rebalance donor funds to improve nutrition and support small-scale farmers, especially women.

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    The document discusses a call from InterAction, an alliance of U.S.-based aid non-governmental organizations, urging G20 leaders not to use the European sovereign debt crisis as an excuse to not fulfill their pledges to provide food security and agricultural assistance to poor countries. InterAction President Sam Worthington appealed to G20 leaders ahead of their summit, noting that the first famine of the 21st century is unfolding in the Horn of Africa and that there is a lack of political will to implement solutions. Worthington specifically urged G20 leaders to fully fund the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program and to rebalance donor funds to improve nutrition and support small-scale farmers, especially women.

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    G20 Urged to Fulfill Food Security Aid Commitments


    Posted by Eliza Villarino on 03 November 2011 12:07:07 AM G-20 leaders must not make the sovereign debt crisis, which currently engulfs Europe, as reason for not delivering on their pledges to provide food security and agricultural assistance to poor countries, according to InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based aid non-governmental organizations. InterAction President Sam Worthington made the appeal ahead of the Nov. 3 and 4 G-20 summit in Cannes, France. He is part of the civil society delegation that was due to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to the summit. Underscoring the urgency of the food crisis, the first famine of the 21st century is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. There is not a shortage of ideas to prevent famine, but a lack of political will to implement solutions, Worthington said Nov. 2 in a news release. I hope the G20 leaders meeting on the Riviera will change that. Worthington specifically urged G-20 to make sure the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program is well-funded and to rebalance donor funds to improve nutrition and reach small-scale farmers, especially women.

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