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Church campaigners: Don't trade away the right to food

Church-linked campaigners for justice in the fight against hunger have urged new approaches to trade that uphold people's right to food, as the World Trade Organization launched its World Trade Report 2009, reports Ecumenical News International.

"Food cannot be treated like any other commodity," said José Pablo Prado Córdova, president of the board of directors of the YMCA Guatemala and vice-chairperson of the Food Strategy Group for the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, an international Christian network committed to joint action on critical global issues. "Many current trade policies undermine food systems," he said.

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TAGS: Geneva fight against hunger World Trade Organization World Trade Report 2009 Food Strategy Group

[07/24/2009]

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