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Food riots could spread, UN
chief warns
Gary Cleland
London
Telegraph
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Rising food prices could threaten political stability around
the world, the UN's leading humanitarian official said yesterday.
Sir John Holmes, the undersecretary general for humanitarian
affairs and the UN's emergency relief co-ordinator, was speaking
after two days of rioting in Egypt over the soaring cost of basic
foodstuffs.
He told a conference in Dubai that rising prices would spark
unrest across vulnerable nations. Average prices have risen 40
per cent across the world in less than a year.
Sir John said: "The security implications should also not
be underestimated as food riots are already being reported across
the globe.
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