World Food Summit
World Food Summit - November 1996
Leaders of 186 Countries Pledged to Reduce by Half the Number of Undernourished People in the World by 2015 (About 800 Million in 1996)
FAO has a Major Role in Assisting Countries in Implementing the Provisions of the WFS
For Example, Improving Access to Information...
“It is necessary to target those people and areas suffering most from hunger and malnutrition and identify causes and take remedial action to improve the situation. A more complete, user-friendly source of information at all levels will enable this”.