World Food Summit: Daily Reports
Updated: June 13, 2002
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Day 4: Conclusion of the World Food Summit
Today was the last day of the World Food Summit, the day for
the civil society organizations (CSOs) and other non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) to present our response to the governments of
the world. 182 governments unanimously endorsed the final official
declaration, a document that was, at best, disappointing for civil
society.
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Day 3: Empowerment from a "Multi-Stakeholder Dialog?"
Today was the second-to-last day of the summit, giving civil society
organizations (CSOs) a chance to respond to the draft text of the
official summit declaration to be signed by governments.
Day 2: NGOs Frustrate American Attempt to Build GMO Consensus
The official U.S. Delegation to the World Food Summit in Rome is continuing its push to have the final declaration include strong language in favor of genetically engineered (GE) crops, despite opposition from most governments and citizen's organizations present here in Rome.
Day 1: United States Behavior at World Food Summit: "Reprehensible"
At 3:00 AM on Monday morning the United States stood alone among all nations of the world in blocking further discussion of the draft text of the declaration that governments will sign at the World Food Summit. First, the U.S.
wanted all references to "food as a human right" to be deleted, and second, the
U.S. wanted strong language saying that genetically modified (GM) crops are a
key way to end hunger.
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