"An effective campaign against hunger" requires "much more than a simple scientific study to tackle climate change or to assign agricultural production to nourishment first. Above all, it is necessary to rediscover the meaning of the human person in its individual and community dimensions". Benedict XVI issued that warning today, in his Message to Jacques Diouf, general manager of FAO, during the World Food Day. This anniversary, stated the Pope, "is celebrated in a particularly difficult time due to the world nutritional situation". By recalling the high-level conference of the last month of June, through which FAO warned "the international community to respect its direct responsibilities in relation to world food insecurity", the Pope stated that "the first commitment is eliminating the reasons preventing real respect for the dignity of the human person". According to the Pope, "the means and the resources available in the world today may produce enough food for the growing needs of everyone". (To be continued) ” “
