Address by Monsignor Renato Volante at FAO Regional Conference
(October 07, 2010) The Holy See, according to its nature and mission, wishes to offer its contribution and to reflect on the ethical perspective of the data and issues submitted to the Conference, thus continuing to maintain a particular focus on initiatives that are being realized at the international level to address and resolve situations of food shortages and malnutrition, especially in the context of a worsening of the needs that exist in some areas, said Monsignor Renato Volante, Permanent Observer of the Holy See at FAO. He was speaking at the 30th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific held from 27th September to the 1st of October 2010, held in the Republic of Korea. He said that the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals is just concluded and, among other things, States and International Organizations have confirmed as a priority the engagement to fight hunger and poverty. The programme for the future emphasises the fundamental right of every person and every community to be free from hunger. This is a challenge that, as it is evident, and has a direct connection with the dignity of those most vulnerable and disadvantaged people and we cannot remain indifferent. As pointed out also by FAO, said Mgr Volante farming and food production must be linked to focused choices, appropriate policies and guidelines that are attentive to the technical and operational realities. He told the members that the commitment of this Conference is to identify and make necessary arrangements and take precautions to ensure the development of rural areas in the long term, may give further substance to these objectives.
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