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UN chief hails famine prevention mechanism
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IANS | 24 Sep, 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has hailed the World Bank/United
Nations Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) as an important new tool to help
predict and prevent famine. With the cooperation of
humanitarian development organisations, tech companies, academia, the
insurance sector and others, this initiative is a successful
multi-stakeholder partnership, he told a forum for the launch of the
mechanism at UN Headquarters in New York. "FAM will give a
more accurate picture of food security in real time, triggering early
action from donors and humanitarian agencies that will save lives and
prevent further suffering," he said on Sunday, Xinhua news agency
reported. The mechanism will use state-of-the-art
technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to
detect correlations between different risks, he noted. Creating
and strengthening partnerships will help donors, affected countries and
international organisations to bridge funding gaps along the entire
humanitarian cycle, from prevention and preparedness to emergency
response, said the UN chief. "With the Famine Action
Mechanism, we are renewing our pledge to zero tolerance for famine and
acute food insecurity. We are renewing our pledge to feed everyone in
our world and to leave no one behind." "This very basic goal
should be within our grasp. With today's advanced technology and
knowledge of agriculture, we can surely uphold everyone's fundamental
right to food, " he said. "But sadly, harrowing images of parents
holding their malnourished children, helpless in the face of tragedy,
are not consigned to history." After years of progress on
hunger, the world is losing ground. The number of undernourished people
is rising -- to more than 820 million in 2017, he said. During
the IMF-World Bank spring meetings in 2017, World Bank President Jim
Yong Kim and Guterres committed themselves to zero tolerance for famine.
As a follow-up, the World Bank, the United Nations, the
International Committee of the Red Cross and other global partners began
to develop FAM, the first global mechanism dedicated to famine
prevention, preparedness and early action. The mechanism has the support of global technology companies, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services.
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