Gilmore warns UN of ‘future shocks’

EAMON GILMORE has praised the progress made in the battle against under-nutrition in the developing world but warned that once the crisis ends, many people will remain vulnerable to “future shocks”.

The Tánaiste was addressing a meeting on nutrition at the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday.

“There is now a global recognition that short-term relief must be situated within a longer term strategy to reduce the vulnerability to hunger,” he told the gathering of more than 400 at the UN headquarters.