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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8042

7 September 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
Commissioner Neilson says growth and poverty reduction will help poor countries provide food security and are also priorities for EU's development policy

Brussels, 06/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Speaking before a Conference on "Sustainable Food Security for all by 2020" organised in Brussels by the International Food Policy Research Institute, the European Commissioner for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Poul Nielson, estimated that close to 800 million people still suffered from hunger and malnutrition, hence dealing with the issue was a "moral imperative", especially since the World Food Summit five years ago had set a target of...

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