Conference in Berlin
May 2-4, 2007
organised by the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
In a world prone to natural and human disasters, where more than 850 million people are suffering from acute and chronic hunger, food aid can be life-saving. But, despite long-standing experience in this field, food aid is one of the most complex and easily misunderstood instruments of international policy. A body of international regulatory mechanisms has emerged around food aid. One of the most visible of them is the Food Aid Convention (FAC). Because of the links between food aid and the WTO/Doha negotiations the food aid reform process – and, as a consequence, also the renegotiation of the FAC – has been protracted. The German government as well as the European Union are still of the opinion that reform processes in the international food aid system are needed, and therefore wish to hear stakeholders' views.
Conference Summary
Conference Report
English version (PDF, 1.2 MB)
German version (PDF, 880 kB)
Conclusions and Recommendations
by Marc Cohen
(PDF, 363 kB)
Comments on Marc Cohen's Conclusions and Recommendations
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List of Participants
(PDF, 47 kB)
updated 16.05.2007
Programme
(PDF, 73 kB)
updated 16.05.2007
Documents submitted by participants
Facts and Figures on Global Food Aid Flows
(PDF, 711 kB)
Common Understandings in Food, Nutrition Security, and Food Aid
(draft, PDF, 75 kB)
