UN expert urges nations to act on food shortages

The global body's special investigator on the right to food says recent deadly riots in Mozambique and elsewhere were predictable and demonstrate the need for swift action.

Olivier De Schutter says “lack of political will and a lost sense of urgency have unacceptably delayed decisive action” following a previous spike in food prices two years ago.

He said in a statement Tuesday that most poor countries are still highly vulnerable to food shortages.

The Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called a special meeting to discuss the effects of rising food prices for Sept. 24.

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