Addressing the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says higher food prices in 2008 had reversed the nearly two-decade trend in reducing hunger and momentum to reduce overall poverty in the developing world. UNTV / WTO
Members from Sudan’s National Assembly brief a French Parliamentarian delegation on the security and stability situation in Darfur and in Southern Sudan. UNMIS
The indigenous population in Northern Paraguay, rich in cultural tradition, has always ensured that everyone in the community share the food they grow. Now UNDP is working with the community to help diversify their crops to help with food security. UNDP
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a billion dollars is needed by the end of the year to provide vaccines against the H1N1 virus to poor countries. UNTV
Poland’s public buildings are being made energy efficient. The World Bank is funding projects in the Krakow area that will save energy, promote infrastructure investments, and bring down costs in the public sector. WORLD BANK