Aquí los dejo con algunos audios de la Conferencia de alto nivel de la FAO, el organismo de Naciones Unidas para la alimentación y la agricultura, realizada en Roma la semana pasada. Como ha advertido el organismo el mundo se encuentra con un nuevo peligro por la crisis alimentaria, derivada entre otras razones por la especulación, el uso de los alimentos para los biocombustibles y los tratados de libre comercio que han dejado que los países se especialicen en uno o dos productos sin diversificar el campo. En Colombia sube la papa, en México la tortilla, en Europa el pan. La tesis de David Ricardo de que la "ventaja comparativa" consiste en que cada país se especialice en lo que produce a menor costo, no tuvo en cuenta la especulación y las subvenciones presentándose la actual situación de que los precios de los alimentos suban en vez de bajar. Un panorama de hambruna seria catastrófico, pero mientras Colombia se dedique solo a sembrar en sus campos palma aceitera, café y coca la crisis alimentaria en nuestro país parece asegurada en el corto plazo. Aquí les dejo los audíos para que nos enteremos de las conclusiones y debates de la Conferencia.Last quotes on last day: FAO Summit |
 | 5 June 2008, Rome -- 1. Concluding Press Conference by FAO Director-General, Mr Jacques Diouf - Henri Djombo, Chair Committee of the Whole (Congo), Minister of Forestry and Environment - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister, Cook Islands - Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister, Saint Kitts and Nevis (Photo), flanked by: |
| The following is the entire Press conference with statements by the listed personalities, and questions and answers in English and French: |
| Duración: 64min.47sec. |
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| 2. President, African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka on: the Food crisis from an African perspective |
| Duración: 27min.23sec. |
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A voice from the Civil Society Forum, during FAO Summit |
 | Ms Maryan RAHMANIAN (Photo), Research Associate, Center for Sustainable Development and Environment, Teheran, took part in the Civil Society Forum. She left Rome with mixed feelings but ready to campaigning again for food security : |
| Duración: 3min.25sec. |
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Le sentiment de Sassou Nguesso |
 | 5 juin 2008, Rome -- Conférence de presse au centre de Rome: le Président congolais, M. Denis Sassou Nguesso, et Président du comité plénier du Sommet de Rome sur les questions de sécurité alimentaire (3-5 juin 2009): 'la situation nous concerne tous' |
| (propos recueillis par François Duc Mouckwanguy, Africa No.1, pour la FAO) |
| Duración: 6min.16sec. |
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Quelques échos de la Conférence de haut niveau de la FAO |
 | Quelles ont été les attentes? Quels sont les espoirs? Quelques points de vue: |
| Ndiogou Fall (Photo), Président du Comité exécutif du ROPPA, Réseau des Organisations paysannes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/membre de l'Alliance internationale contre la faim: 'les décisions sont timides' (propos recueillis par Liliane Kambirigi, FAO, et François D. Mouckwanguy (Africa No.1) |
| Duración: 5min.25sec. |
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| Le point avec M. Andreas Von Brandt, Coordonnateur du projet Bioénergie et Sécurité alimentaire (FAO) |
| Duración: 2min.2sec. |
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| Ernesto Maluf, Président du Conseil national de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Brésil/Membre de l'Alliance internationale contre la faim: 'j'attendais plus'. |
| Duración: 4min.39sec. |
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5 June 2008, Rome - FAO Summit (cont'd) |
 | Briefings and press conferences at FAO Summit |
| Briefing on the outcome of Roundtable 4 (Bioenergy and Food Security), by an FAO economist and close collaborator of Alexander Mueller, FAO Assistant Director- General, Ms Astrid Agostini |
| Duración: 20min. |
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| Josette Sheeran (Photo), Executive-Director, World Food Programme |
| Duración: 20min. |
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| Results of the Civil Society Forum: Antonio Onorati, global focal point for the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty. With others on the podium (Iran, Brazil, Canada, Sri Lanka) |
| Duración: 20min. |
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| Briefing on the outcome of the CSO/NGO Forum Peter Kenmore, Chief Plant Protection Service, together with ROPPA (West Africa) and other NGO/CSO representatives |
| Duración: 20min. |
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5 juin 2008, Rome: À la tribune de la FAO |
| M. Louis Michel, Commissaire européen au Développement et à l'aide humanitaire de la Communauté européenne. On l'écoute: |
| Louis Michel |
| Duración: 9min.39sec. |
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Press Conferences of Roundtables and Forum |
 | 4 June 2008, FAO Summit -- Introductions by Chairs and Q&A sessions |
| 1. Briefing on the outcome of Roundtable 1, Hafez Ghanem, FAO Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Department: High food prices, causes, consequences and solutions: |
| Duración: 40min.57sec. |
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| 2. Briefing on the outcome of Roundtable 2, Alexander Mueller, FAO Assistant Director-General, Natural Resources Management and Environment Department: Climate change and food security: |
| Duración: 34min.16sec. |
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| Briefing on the outcome of Roundtable 3, Jim Butler, Deputy Director-General: Transboundary pests and diseases: |
| Duración: 28min.58sec. |
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| 4. Briefing on the outcome of the Private Sector Forum, Jim Butler, Deputy Director-General: |
| Duración: 49min.13sec. |
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Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in Rome |
 | An unprecedented partnership among key players in agricultural development aims to significantly boost food production in Africa’s “breadbasket regions.” The “Memorandum of Understanding” was signed today by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) at the FAO High-Level Conference on World Food Security. |
| Excerpts from a Q&A session -- BBC's Arabic service asked the following: |
| Voices: - Mr. Kofi A. Annan, Chairman of the Board of AGRA. - Josette Sheeran, WFP's Executive Director - Again, Mr Annan - FAO's Deputy Director-General, Jim Butler |
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| The entire press conference |
| Duración: 53min.2sec. |
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| In a separate press conference |
| Mr Masatoshi Wakabayashi, Minister of Agriculture (Japan) English and Japanese |
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Rome Summit: Stop the Food Crisis Petition |
 | 4 June, 2008, Rome -- In a press conference, UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon mentionned the handover to him of a petition of some 300,000 signatures urging world leaders to end hunger in the world. |
| Ricken Patel, the Executive Director of Avaaz (http://www.avaaz.org/en/), handed over the global food crisis petition. We met him: 1. Mr Ricken Patel is the Executive Director of Avaaz and believes this conference is a good framework for action by the international community. He shares his thoughts on the significant of biofuels in relation to the current food crisis. Interviewer: Chris Kgadima ((Nkgowa Media, SA) |
| Duración: 3min.22sec. |
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| 2. Rev David Beckman is President of Bread for The World and President of the International Alliance Against Hunger in the USA. Rev shares with us some of the steps to fight global hunger and food crisis with the entire global community during High Level Conference on Food Security in Rome Italy, Interviewers: Chris Kgadima (Nkgowa Media)/Liliane Kambirigi (FAO) |
| Duración: 6min.35sec. |
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| 3. Alexander Evans is a Non Resident Fellow at the Center On International Cooperation in New York, USA. Mr Evans believes biofuels have been given much emphasis when it comes to minimizing the impact of climate change. He says the food security should be given a priority rather than energy Interviewer: Chris Kgadima ((Nkgowa Media, SA) |
| Duración: 3min.48sec. |
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4 June 2008, Rome -- Ban Ki-moon's Press Conference |
 | Press Conference at FAO Summit on World Food Security (3-5 June 2008, Rome): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Heads of FAO, IFAD, WFP,WB New facts and figures: |
| 1. UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon |
| Duración: 8min.6sec. |
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| 2. FAO Director-General, Jacques Diouf |
| Duración: 2min.53sec. |
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| The President of the World Bank, R. Zoellick |
| Duración: 4min.12sec. |
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