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In 2008, the prices of some cereals on world markets rose by as much as 30 percent within three months and food riots broke out in more than 30 nations (Adam, 2008). Reacting to these developments, the then Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, established a High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on the Global Food Security Crisis. It brought together top-level expertise across the United Nations System, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The UN Secretary-General was the chairman of the Task Force, assisted in this function by the FAO Director-General as Vice-Chair. |
