Rome, February 19 .- The Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and sister of current King of Jordan Abdullah II, said today that high food prices "has been one of the forces that have led Arab youth take to the streets, from the Maghreb to the Gulf of Arabia, to ask for a change.
" The princess made the statements during his speech at the opening session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which takes place tomorrow in Rome and which was also attended by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. "We can discuss how much of the unrest can be attributed to political motives and how much to economic reasons, but the food is the most basic human need.
When it is not covered people act," said the princess, who is also a messenger of peace United Nations. "The events in the Middle East have been described as an alarm or a call to rise for the region but should be a warning to everyone," he added. For his part, Annan warned that food prices have surpassed the 2008 level and its high cost is emerging again as a "serious threat to economic development and social stability." Former UN secretary general and current president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) also stressed that climate change effects these high food prices and the resulting shortages do not seem to be temporary.
Annan stressed the impact of these phenomena in Africa and opted for a transformation of agriculture in the continent. He emphasized that Africa has the human capital and enough land to develop an agricultural system capable of producing enough to feed both people on the continent, and to help create a global food safety system.
The IFAD headquarters in Rome these days welcomes the meetings of its Governing Council in which the main agenda item is the potential of young people in developing countries to promote small-scale agriculture and economic growth in rural areas . According to UN statistics, in the world live more than 1,000 million young people between 15 and 24 years of age, representing on average 20 percent of the population of developing countries.
Speakers at the session will examine the reasons why rural areas do not benefit from this resource and causes many young people leave these areas in search of an opportunity. 
" The princess made the statements during his speech at the opening session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which takes place tomorrow in Rome and which was also attended by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. "We can discuss how much of the unrest can be attributed to political motives and how much to economic reasons, but the food is the most basic human need.
When it is not covered people act," said the princess, who is also a messenger of peace United Nations. "The events in the Middle East have been described as an alarm or a call to rise for the region but should be a warning to everyone," he added. For his part, Annan warned that food prices have surpassed the 2008 level and its high cost is emerging again as a "serious threat to economic development and social stability." Former UN secretary general and current president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) also stressed that climate change effects these high food prices and the resulting shortages do not seem to be temporary.
Annan stressed the impact of these phenomena in Africa and opted for a transformation of agriculture in the continent. He emphasized that Africa has the human capital and enough land to develop an agricultural system capable of producing enough to feed both people on the continent, and to help create a global food safety system.
The IFAD headquarters in Rome these days welcomes the meetings of its Governing Council in which the main agenda item is the potential of young people in developing countries to promote small-scale agriculture and economic growth in rural areas . According to UN statistics, in the world live more than 1,000 million young people between 15 and 24 years of age, representing on average 20 percent of the population of developing countries.
Speakers at the session will examine the reasons why rural areas do not benefit from this resource and causes many young people leave these areas in search of an opportunity.
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