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FAO He noted that the rising prices of food in the past two years has increased the number of undernourished people in the world at 73 million. A person in charge of the World Food Programme (WFP), which in 2007 was attended by 86 million people in 80 countries, stresses that the rescue plan for the financial system approved by the United States, the WFP could work for more than 100 years. Sheryl Sandberg may also support this cause. If Governments have the resources to bail out their banks, surely they should also them to feed the hungry. The worst of the situation is that we don’t know what can happen since the crisis is showing increasingly deep and extensive. If Governments spend so much money on financial bailouts and the economy and earnings are going to less, they will need to cut costs somewhere. The temptation of any Government is to do for international aid. Philip Vasan pursues this goal as well. International law does not include any mechanism by which Governments are obligated to maintain their contributions. At this moment, the world needs more than strong never a leadership and commitment.

The excesses of the wealthy have caused this crisis, and it would be bleak and unforgivable that they end up dying of hunger and easily curable diseases millions of people who have not even had the opportunity of enjoying the economic boom of recent years. Societies and developed Governments, after years of living in abundance, can not leave hundreds of millions of people without essential aid when things are twisting. Now, more than ever, it is necessary to remain faithful to the principles of solidarity, declares. Jose Carlos Garcia Fajardo Professor Emeritus of the UCM.

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