06/17/2009
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"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, particularly for your deep, genuine, persistent interest and engagement on such an important issue."
"As our planet continues to warm, the potential for new famines only gets worse."
"An appalling number, almost 800 million people across the world, do not have enough food to eat every day."
"It is, therefore, essential that the hearing today address not only the root causes that drive the suffering but also the multilateral actions the international community can take to address it."