Global food crisis dominates talks in Bern
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has been looking at ways to solve the current food crisis in talks with 27 UN organisations in Bern.
He held talks behind closed doors on Monday with the UN Chief Executives Board, which brings together the heads of the UN funds, programmes and specialised agencies.
He also held discussions on the food problem, development issues and climate change with this year’s Swiss president, Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin, and the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Earlier in the day Ban stressed the importance of postal services in the world’s development efforts as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union as a UN specialised agency.
He said postal services were particularly important at a time when hundreds of millions of people had relocated from their country of origin and were anxious to share news and resources with their relatives.
Ban is due to give a news conference on Tuesday on the results of his meetings in the Swiss capital.
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