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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)560 final
Brussels /5thOctober 1981
TOWARDS APLAN OFACTION
TOCOMBAT WORLD HUNGER
(Commission communication tothe Council )
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I.Introduction
The food situation ofalarge number ofdeveloping countries isworsening .
Forty years ago,Asia ,Africa andLatin America were exporters offoodstuffs ,
buttoday these continents are alIiimporters .Over the last tenyears their
foreign purchases ofcereals have doubled andthe cost ofthose purchases has
quadrupled .Certain countries areable toobtain supplies asaresult oftheir
exports ofnatural resources ormanufactures .Thepoorest cannot always dothis .
Poverty and afood shortfall gohand inhand .Intheshortfall countries ,
thepeople suffering from malnutrition arethe worst off,whether inthe
towns orinrural areas .Twenty years agothere were 300 million suffering
from malnutrition .In1975 there were 450 million .How many will there bein
1985 orin1990 ?
Along with new orrenewed outbreaks ofwar,hunger isdoubtless the most
serious ofthedisorders affecting theorganization ofthe world today .In
ourowncountries ,increasingly wide sectors ofopinion are *judging ittobe
unacceptable .Despite the crisis andconcern about the future ,this groundswell
ofopinion could bemobilized tosustain amajor aideffort provided that
Europe proposes aconvincing strategy tocombat hunger .
The Community and theMember States arebeing challenged increasingly _
-often onthis subject :there was thedebate inthe European Parliament
onhunger inthe world which resulted inavirtually unanimous expression of
concern and inrecommendations from theelected representatives ofEurope ;
there arethepositions adopted bythenational-Parliaments ,theappeals from
eminent figures throughout theworld ,including Nobel Prize winners ,andfrom
humanitarian ,religious ,trade union andother organizations;there arealso

the many volunteers working fornon-governmental organizations .
Admittedly ,many developing countries have made remarkable progress in
recent years ,considerable resources have been put touse under national
orCommunity development policies ,andsignificant results have been
obtained inanumber ofcases .However ,despite these undeniable successes ,
howmany countries are still unable tomake any real progress towards
greater self-sufficiency infoodstuffs ;howmany people are still atthe
mercy ofvagaries ofthe weather ,aninternal orexternal conflict ,ora
financial imbalance which prevents them from securing orbeing assured
ofthemeans tosurvive ? I
Inthe light ofthis situation animmediate reaction isnecessary .One
cannot await forpossible progress inthe North /South dialogue asawhole .
Theinitiative announced bytheItalian Government attheOttawa Summit ,
theemphasis placed onfood problems bythe -recent Paris Conference ,the
appeal byMr. Colombo within the Council ofForeign Affairs Ministers for
action bytheCommunity itself andthesupport given tothis suggestion by
thedelegations oftheother Member States bear witness toagrowing resolve
torefuse toaccept thepresent situation .
That resolve must betranslated into action -hence thefollowing proposals .
Obviously this communication does notattempt totreat inanexhaustive manner
all theproblems posed bythealarming evolution ofthe food situation indevelo­
ping countries .Itsessential purpose istoallow theCommunity tocommit itself
toafirst series ofactions which could beimplemented asquickly aspossible .
Nor ,does this communication tackle the various aspects ofthe question ofwhat
contribution areform oftheCommon Agricultural Policy could make totheworld
food system by,inparticular ,seeking better complementarity with developing
countries' agriculture .

3.
II.Proposals for aplan ofaction tocombat world hunger
Theplan ofaction which theCommission isproposing involves both short-term
measures designed totake effect immediately and longer-term operations aimed
attackling structural causes ofthefood problem inthepoor countries .The
plan gives priority toincreasing both theproduction oftheshortfall countries
and also their food security .
This plan is.not acomprehensive one,however ;itcannot setouttotackle
allthequantitative andqualitative facets ofthe campaign against world
hunger .TheCommission isconvinced ,however ,that implementation ofthe
plan bytheCommunity ,inassociation with such partners -whether rich or
poor -aswish tojoin itinthis venture ,could constitute apractical
expression ofthe refusal ofour society topassively accept the inevitability of
famine -indeed ,itcould begin asignificant reversal ofthetrend .
Theplan ofaction isbased onthe following four types ofoperation :
1.Aspecial food aidoperation tomitigate theconsequences ofthepresent .
shortfalls intheLLDCs andmake available tothe International Emergency
Reserve the resources which itstill lacks . ' :
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2.Joint comprehensive action insupport ofnational policies todevelop the
agricultural sector implemented bydeveloping countries that wish toplace
their efforts andthose ofaiddonors within acoherent food strategy .
3.Operations with aspecific theme covering regional groups ofcountries
having toface difficulties ofthesame kind incombating thedeterioration
oftheir natural production conditions anddeveloping their potential
resources .
4.Measures toincrease theexternal food security ofthedeveloping countries .

4.
1.Aspecial food aidoperation ;
Inthe Light oftheproceedings andconclusions ofthe Paris Conference ontheLeast
/Developed Countries ,and toenable the Community todemonstrate itsdetermination
totake action tohelp countries whose very survival and life-force isthreatened
byhunger andmalnutrition -the Commission proposes tomake aspecial food aid
(1)allocation to the least developed countries under anexceptional programme
costing 40million ECU .
This action will enable about 230.000 T.ofcereals (ortheir equivalent )tobe |
mobilized .Since 125.000 to150.000 T.ofcereals ^issufficient tocover the
basic consumption needs ofonemillion "under-nourished "persons foroneyear , ,
theimpact ofsuch amove canbereadily appreciated . I
The Commission proposes tomake available tothe International Emergency Food
Reserve the quantities necessary toachieve theobjective of500.000 T.that
has been fixed since 1977 but never realised .The contributions announced
atpresent being oftheorder of400.000 T.,the Commission estimates that the
Community should supply tothe Reserve anadditional allocation ofabout 100.000 T.,
infavour ofthe least developed countries .This Reserve isinfact theonly
instrument ofthe international Community sofar set uptoguarantee collectively
world food security .That thenecessary quantities should atlast beput atits
disposal bytheCommunity 'sownaction would have aremarkable political significance :
it -would demonstrate theCommunity 'sresolve ,inliaison with other countries ,to
provide thenecessary immediate aid onthe scale required ;also ,itwould strengthen
the Community 'svoice when endeavouring tomobilize thepther international support
that will beneeded forsubsequent replenishment ofthe reserve and,above all,
-for theimplementation ofthedeveloping countries'food development policies .
The Commission proposes moreover that the balance ofthequantities made available
under this -exceptional food aidallocation should gotothe least developed coun­
tries with thebiggest shortfalls ,foruse innutritional programmes ordeve­
lopment operations .
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(1)This proposal isthesubject ofaseparate document (C0M(81 )546fin.)

2.Action todevise and implement food strategies
Past experience ofagricultural and rural development aid,andespecially aidto
increase food-crop production ,hasprogressively ledmany developing countries
andvirtually alldonor countries totheconclusion that anyspecific action ,
anyproject ,anyaidincash or "inkind has areal chance ofproducing
lasting effects only ifit .forms anintegral part ofanoverall policy ,ofa
comprehensive strategy .
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Theproblems toberesolved arenotonly ofatechnical nature ,but involve
all the aspects ofasocial system .Whether .anagricultural development operation
will have long-term effects continuing after thewithdrawal ofexternal assistance
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orwill turn outtobeafailure depends onwhether orndt ^tfits inwith theway
ofthinking orsystem ofsocial organization ofthe local producers ,onwhether
ornot itmakes allowance fortheir personal ,family orindividual farms' .
constraints ,onwhether the local producers find intheoperation possibilities
forimproving their economic andsocial situation ,andonwhether ornotthey
aremotivated toproduce more tolive better intheir rural environment .
The lessons drawn from experience arecausing anincreasing number ofdeveloping
countries toadopt anoverall approach tothedevelopment offood production and
(1)toequip themselves asaresult with national strategies for the food sector
Theneed forthese strategies hasbeen agreed over thepast years ,following
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pressure from theWorld Food Council inparticular .
This trend isimportant since itreflects both agrowing awareness and anew
resolve .Itisonthese foundations that theCommission wishes tobase thesecond
aspect oftheoverall operation itisproposing ,namely greater andbetter -
coordinated mobilization ofaiddonors andinternationa I.organi zations toback
upthecountries that arefollowing this path .
(1)Totake only theexample oftheACPcountries ,22countries ,mainly in
Africa ,have begun theprocess ofdevising andimplementing such strategies .
(2)Initsresolution of18/11/80,theCouncil declared theCommunity 's
willingness tohelp countries which committed themselves toanational
food strategy .

6.
Tothisend,,thefirstthingtobedoneistohelpcountriesthatsorequest
tofinalizetheirstrategies.InthecontextoftheCommunity'sownoperations,
theCommission hasbeenpresentedwithrequestsforsuchassistance andintends
togiveafavourableresponse.AnumberofMemberStates,actingaloneorwith
othercountriesorinstitutions,havealreadyundertakentocarryoutsuchwork
orareinvolvedintalkstothisend.Itisimportantthatthereadinessofall
concernedshouldbeconfirmedinthismatter.
Afurtherstephastobetaken,however,-namelypracticalapplication ofthe
foodstrategies.TheCommunityandtheMemberStatesmustadoptforthispurpose
aneffectiveoperational structure.
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Inpracticalterms,theCommissionproposesthatforeachcountrythathasex­
pressedthedesiretobeginimplementation ofafoodstrategya"taskforce"
shouldbesetupgroupingtogether,alongsidethecountryinquestion,thoseof
theMemberStatesthatarepreparedtohelpwithitsimplementation .
Ingeneralitwill-beadvisabletoassurethecoordination ofthistypeofaction
intheCommunityframeworkin-ordertofacilitate andsimplifytherelationswith
thedevelopingcountryconcerned.Thiswayofproceedingisallthemorenecessary
asleastdevelopedcountrieswithweakadministrative structuresareinvolved.
TheCommunitycoordination bodywouldworkincloseassociation withthecountry
ortheinstitution thatsponsoredthepreparation ofthefoodstrategyinorder
tohelpthecountryconcernedtoprovidethefollowu^/rhetaskforcewouldbe
opentootherdonorcountrieshavingthesameobiectives andwishingtofollow
(1)thesameapproach,andtospecialisedinstitutions,withaviewtoactingas
acatalystforaidcommitments (financial,technicalorfood)tosecuregreaterand/integration ofthevarioustypesofaid,tocoordinatetheoperationsofthevarious
sources.Withinthisframework,itisessentialthatregularobjectiveandindepen­
dentassessments -bemadeofprogress.Suchassessments shouldexaminetheimpact
downtograssrootslevelofactionsundertaken,includingfoodandnutritional
appraisals amongthemostunderpriviledgedsectionsofthepopulation.
IftheCouncilwereinagreement,anoperationalongtheselinescouldbeunder­
takenveryrapidly.Initially,itwouldbeconcernedwiththethreeorfourleast
developedcountriesthathavemadethegreatestprogressinthepreparation of
theirstrategies.Itwouldthenbeprogressively extendedtoothercountries.
CDSomeindustrialised countrieshavesinceexpressedthedesireforapossible
coordination oftheiractionswiththoseoftheCommunity.Thiswouldprovide
aframeworkwithinwhichtodealwiththispreoccupation .

Althougheffortstoimplementstrategies atnationallevelmustcertainly .be
supported-theneedtolookforwaysofincorporating thistypeofaction
(1)inawidercoherentplan,-inparticular atregionallevel,mustnotbeoverlooked .
TheCommission proposesthatconsultations shouldbeinitiatedtothisendwithin
thenextweeks,intheCommunity -contextandinliaisonwithdeveloping countries
thatmightbeinterested,toidentifythosecountriesthatcouldbesupported
inthiswayandtoestimatethescaleofCommunity andbilateralresourcesthat
couldmobilized .
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AsfarastheCommunity meansareconcerned-sincethechoiceofthecountries
doesnothavetobelimitedinprincipletotheleastdevelopedoftheACPgroup-
itwillbeadvisabletoresorttotheCommunitybudgetiftheintervention concerns
anonassociated country;ortoapossibleadjustment oftheindicative programme
inthecaseofanACPcountry.Moreover,inbothcasesmultiannual foodaidcommit­
mentswouldhavetobeconsidered asameansofsupporting theoverallstrategy,
whethertheybeusede.g.forbuildingupreservestocksorforassisting an
internalpricesystemmodification etc...Suchuseoffoodaidisperfectlyin
keepingwiththenotionthatthisinstrument shouldbeatransitory stepaimedat
themaximumself-sufficiency possible.
Whatemdresultshouldthisexerciseachieve ?
Firstofall,improvedutilization oftheresourcesavailableormobilization of
freshresourcestoassistthecountrieswithafoodstrategy.
Secondly,tostrengthen,especiallyadministratively ,thecapacityofcountries
todefineandimplementtheirstrategy,thusallowingoneoftheconstraints which
weighheavilyondevelopment <effortstobeeased.*
Finally,itshoutdpromptthedonorcountriesorbodiestoentertheirvarious
operationsinasortof"comprehensive ruraldevelopment andfoodsecurity
contract"concludedwiththedevelopingcountryconcerned.Undersuchacontract,
thefollowingreciprocal commitments wouldbeenteredinto:
-commitments onthepartofthecountryassistedtoadoptpursuanttotheguide­
linesofthestrategy,domesticmeasuresdesignedtobringaboutitssuccess;'
thesecouldinvolve,dependingonthecircumstances ,thereformofmarketingand
(1)Thecomplementarity ofneighbouring countries,whichalreadyresultsinsome­
timeslargemovementsoffoodstuffs,mustbetakenintoaccountinthisarea.

pri cingpolicies ,credit machinery ,the land tenure system etc ...orthedeve­
lopment ofstorage faci lities ,ofthetransport system ,orofother means of
limiting post harvest losses (the latter reaching 25%incertain countries for
certain products ).Itiscertain that coherence between these various factors
must beconsidered asanelement which isjust asessential asrecourse toone
orother ofthese measures taken inisolation ;
-commitments onthe part ofthedonor countries toperform with the greatest
possible consistency ,given the constraints peculiar toeach aid system ,the
various aspectsof theoperations they are prepared toundertake tohelp apply
the above measures . _
The main value ofthis comprehensive ,contractual appoach istwofold :
-Attheconclusion ofnegotiations dealing with allaspects oftheproblem ,it
should make itpossible todefine asclearly aspossible theconditions under
which each oftheoperations undertaken would fit into the .whole ,whether these
take theform ofspecific projects -but integrated inanoverall policy -or
ofcontributions towards thefinancing ofprogrammes towhich thedonors could give
their support ;
-Itmust guarantee the country undertaking torevise itsdomestic policies -
anexercice that isoften difficult andalways risky -theeffective support of
all the available types of >aid,notonly tobring toasuccessful conclusion
the long-term operations but also toestablish thenecessary safety nets during
thetransition period . '
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Thisapproach would also have the advantage ofspecifying the conditions under
which the constituent parts ofthe contract -and thus the commitments ofeach
contracting party -could berevised orquestioned ifthecircumstances that
prevailed during their negotiation were tochange fundamentally .
The Community andMember States that sowish Should jointly take this road as
quickly aspossible andprogressively adapt their method ofoperation accordingly .
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9.
3.Regional operations .
Side -by-side with theinitiatives taken tosupport national -food strategies
regional operations should beconsidered .They would involve priorities inthe
safeguarding anddevelopment ofthe agricultural potential ,ofthe
developing countries andwould beregional because ,bytheir very nature ,they
often extend beyond the context ofaparticular state .Such operations ,because
oftheir scale ,also call forrelatively expensive long-term measures requiring
coordinated action byanumber ofdonor countries orbodies ^andfinancing faci­
lities adapted totheir nature .
The essential priorities include :
-thefight against erosion anddesertification ;
-more rational utilization ofwood asasource ofenergy and the^constitution of
wooded areas ;
-action toincrease the resources and research activities devoted tofood crop0
farming intropical regions ;
-thefight against major scourg&s such astrypanosomiases andonchocerciasis , „
theexistence ofwhich.prevents anysustained agricultural development inthe
areas concerned ; " "
These activities are notundertaken with thenecessary rapidity andeffectiveness .
Progress must bemade .
Insome cases programmes exist forthis andarealready being implemented butthey
arecapable ofbeing expanded (e.g. ,thecampaign against onchocerciasis being carried
outunder the .auspices ofthe .World Bank ).Inother cases programmes have been
prepared butthenecessary funds need tobeallocated forthem tobeimplemented
(forinstance certain FAOactivities ).Inother cases overall programmes still
need tobeprepared .

10.
Itisnot,however ,possible atthis stage togive details ofthefinancial impli­
cations ofthevarious .possible operations ,their .true feasibility ,theextent
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ofany commitment bythedifferent potential donors ,notably theCommunity and the
Member States ,ortodetermine which options should beconcentrated upon .
The consultations between donor countries suggested byItaly could provide the
opportunity ,with theassitanoe ofthe specialized institutions ,toput the
donor countries inthepicture astothepriorities and thepossibilities in
this connection .

11.
4.Community contribution tointernational action forstrengthening the •
security ofthedeveloping countries' supplies
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Pending theexpected results ofmeasures proposed earlier thedeficit developing
countries will have tocontinue tobuybasic foodstuffs ,notably cereals ,onthe
international markets .
Thenegotiations conducted fortheconclusion ofthenewinternational wheat
agreement seem tobecurrently atastandstill even ifdiscussions arecontinuing
The result ofthis' situation isthat thedeveloping countries ,particularly
theweakest ,are toavery large extent subject totheuncertainties andwhims
oftheworld market fortheexternal aspect oftheir food security .
Moreover ,iftheupward trend inworld prices for these basic products isconsi­
dered ,theinescapable conclusion isthat these countries are likely tofind it
increasingly difficult tosecure the products needed tomake good their produc­
tion shortfalls . -
Pending progress intheorganization ofthe world market ,ways andmeans must
therefore besought tolighten the burden ofthe food bill for these countries .
Afirst step inthis direction wastaken when theInternational Monetary Fund
made provision ,under itscompensatory financing facility ,for theestablishment
ofa"food window "tohelp low-income andfood-def ioitcountries tocope with
payments disequi libria resulting from increased expenditure oncereals imports .
Itisstill premature totry tomake anassessment ofhow the system isworking .
Itsimplementation should ,however ,bemonitored closely inorder tobeable to
(1)evaluate whether ,despite the Limits Laid down for itsapplication ,itcan
'(1)It isstipulated that acountry which uses 100%ofitscompensatory financing
quota <forexport earnings Losses )ceases tobeeligible under thefood window
foranamount greater than 25%ofthat quota .

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play asufficient Cyeffective role orwhether consideration will have tobegiven
toreviewing theconditions governing recourse tothis "window ".
Another Line ofaction wasproposed bythe Executive Director oftheWorLd Food
Council (WFC ):theestablishment ofaninternational food security reserve ,to
which the low-income countries could have recourse when the trend ofthe inter­
national market leads toexcessive prices rises .Without concealing theeconomic ,
financial andtechnical difficulties involved insuch aproposal oreven theoppo­
sition inprinciple itmayprovoke among certain producer /exporter countries ,
the Commission considers that itwould bedesirable toagree toexamine it
indetail inconjunction with .-the countries orbodies concerned .This isthe kind
ofresponse ,coordinated atCommunity level ,which should begiven tothe
WFC'sExecutive Director .
The Community must also ,insofar asitsownpolicies areconcerned ,look into the
contribution itcanmake towards strengthening thestability andsecurity ofthe
developing countries' supplies .Initspaper onthe30Maymandate and inits
proposal onnegotiating outline agreements onmultiannual supply ofagricultural
products (COM (81)429 final of24/7/81)the Commission drew theMember States'
attention tothecontribution which theCommunity could make toworld food security
bygiving apo'sitive response -within limits 'fixed bytheCommunity itself of
course -to -countries which wish todevelop contractual relations with itfor food
supplies .TheCommunity debate onthis matter hasbarely started .TheCommunity
must realize that this isone ofthe'components oftheworld food security system
towhich ithas stated anumber oftimes that itwishes tocontribute .Itmust
therefore provide itself with themeans todoso.

13.
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Theplansetoutaboveimplies,inmostofitsaspects,
betteruseofavailableresources,moredetermination incarryingthem
outandbettercoordination ofactionsatCommunitylevelaswellas
betweentheCommunity andothercountriesororganisations whichare
'activeinthefieldoffoodsecurityindevelopingcountries.
However,someoftherecommended actions -willrequireincreased
financial meansiftheyaretobecarriedoutonasufficiently large
seale.
TheCommission thereforeproposestoMemberStates-thusfollowing
logicallythecommitments enteredintoattheParisConferencefor
transferring officialdevelopment aidtotheLeastDevelopedCountries-
thatincreasedfundsbeprovidedforactionscomingwithintheframe­
workofthisplanforcombatting worldhunger.Thiswouldfallwithin
thecontextoftheeffortstobemadeinordertoachievethe0,15%
inrespectoftheLLDCswhich,fortheCommunity asawhole,would
correspondtoanannualincreasecorresponding to0,01%ofitsGNP.Bydoingthi
theCommunitywouldbemakinganessentialcontribution tothesetting
upofthesubstantial actionprogrammeinfavouroftheLLDC's^to which
ithassubscribed .Thiswouldcreateamovementthroughout theindus-
trialisedcountries whicheventhemostreticentwouldfindhardto
shyawayfrom.

14.
Conc lusion
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The Commission requests approval for theorientations and
measures making upthemain lines oftheaction plan ,and inparticular :
-tomobilize ,intheframework ofanexceptional programme of40MUC,
aspecial gift offood aid intended forthe Least Developed Countries
and toallocate 100,000 T.ofcereals from this gift totheInternational
Emergency Food Reserve ; ,
-todecide ontheimmediate implementation ofjoint actions formobilizing
and coordinating the support which the Community and theMember States
intend togive tonational food strategies ;
-toaccept theprinciple offinancing thematic actions atregional level
which are intended' tosafeguard theagricultural potential ofdeveloping
countries and tohelp realise this potential ;
-tocontinue the Community 'sefforts towards amore secure supply situation
fordeveloping countries ,whether through their own resources oron
aninternational level .
-toprovide increased funds foractions coming within theframework
ofthis plan forcombatting world hunger .This would fall within
the context oftheefforts tobemade inorder toachieve the 0,15 %which
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fortheCommunity asawhole ,could take theform ofanannual increase
corresponding to0,01 %ofitsGNP . .
Asfarasprocedures areconcerned ,theCommission proposes that ,
after thenecessary discussions anddecisions atCommunity level ,informal
consultations bestarted between donor countries and the specialised inter­
national organisations (aswell as,attheappropriate moment ,with the
interested developing countries )concerning thegeneral approach orcertain
particular aspects contained inthis plan . -%

15.
IftheCounciladoptstheguidelines andprinciples setoutaboveitwouldbe
appropriate,withintheframeworkofCommunitycoordination ,tobeginimme­
diatelyfocussing ontheimplementation measuresnecessaryforeachtype
ofoperation,whetheritbei
-actionsforwhichtheCommunityitselfiscompetent (decisionsconcerning
itstradepolicies,oritsagricultural ordevelopment policiesfor
example)ordecisions whichfallwithinthecompetence oftheMember
States,or , -
-actionsresultingfromarrangements agreed,orwhichwillbeagreed/within
aninternational framework (suchasthemethodsofreconstituting the
International Emergency Reserve,theimplementation ofprogrammesresulting
fromtheinitiative ofsuch-and-suchinternational organisation ,the
negotiation ofmeasuresconcerning worldfoodsecurity). ._
InthiswaytheEEC,awareoftheresultsofthetwofirstdevelopment
decadesandnotingtheworkoftheWorldConference ontheLLDC's,would
decidetomakebetteruseofitscontributions towardstHefightto
combathungerintheworldandtomobilizeprogressively Additional resources
Insodoingitwouldaccomplish afar-reaching politicalact.