Sixty-fifth session
Item 26 of the provisional agenda*
Agriculture development and food security
Summary
Two years after the 2008 food crisis,
food insecurity persists in 29 countries worldwide, and more than one billion
people remain hungry or undernourished. However, concerted efforts by the
global community to coordinate actions for food and nutrition assistance
and to provide increased resources for sustainable agricultural development,
along with country-led policy initiatives that include farmers' organizations