Financial crisis no excuse for inaction in battle against hunger: Annan

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that the global financial crisis cannot be used as “an excuse for inaction” in the worsening battle against “wrenching hunger” across the developing world.

Speaking in Dublin at a major international conference hosted by Concern Worldwide to mark World Food Day, Mr Annan urged political leaders to maintain their resolve to ending a situation where nearly one billion of the world’s population do not have enough food to eat.