Remarks by World Bank Group President Malpass at the G7 Ministerial Conference on Uniting for Global Food Security
These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President Malpass at the G7 Ministerial Conference on Uniting for Global Food Security on June 24, 2022. He said food systems were fragile even before Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war has now acce...
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| Format: | Speech |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099229007012220712/IDU07de7d771030a0a7dd0c4dcdb563b0e http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37719 |
| Summary: | These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President Malpass at the G7 Ministerial
Conference on Uniting for Global Food Security on June 24,
2022. He said food systems were fragile even before
Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war has now accelerated a
global food crisis. He recommended the following actions
that countries should take to mitigate impacts of higher
food prices and make sure that the most vulnerable continue
to have food: First, support vulnerable households through
social safety nets and well-targeted cash transfers; Second,
enhance the next season's production by facilitating
farmers’ access to agriculture inputs such as fertilizers;
Third, invest in strengthening the resilience of food
systems; and fourth, and most importantly, facilitate
increased trade by building international consensus. He said
that to help countries taking these actions, the World Bank
Group is making up to thirty billion available over the next
fifteen months. He highlighted that together with the G7
Presidency, the World Bank has co-convened the Global
Alliance for Food Security – an alliance for countries and
organizations to support existing initiatives and catalyze
an immediate and concerted response. He concluded by saying
that he looks forward to more opportunities to work with G7
member countries and other organizations. |
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