AS G-8 LEADERS GATHER IN JAPAN, BAN URGES ACTION ON THREE KEY CHALLENGES

AS G-8 LEADERS GATHER IN JAPAN, BAN URGES ACTION ON THREE KEY CHALLENGES New York, Jul 7 2008 11:00AM As the leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries gathered in Hokkaido, Japan, today for their summit meeting, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his call for urgent action to tackle three key challenges the world is currently grappling with.

"The world faces three simultaneous crises – a food crisis, a climate crisis and a development crisis," Mr. Ban told a press conference on the sidelines of the summit, which started today in the mountain resort of Hokkaido, in northern Japan.

"The three crises are interconnected and need to be addressed as such," he said.<font color="#CC0000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"><b>MORE TO FOLLOW</b></font>
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