Financial Volatility and Food Crisis at UNCTAD XII

Article no: EN20080422-Article-3.1-2008

Financial Volatility and Food Crisis at UNCTAD XII

Limiting the impact of financial volatility and soaring food prices on the world?s poorest and ensuring that the global economy benefits developing countries are among the key topics of the XII Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII), held in Accra, Ghana, from 20 to 25 April 2008. Carla September reports on the first days of the Accra conference.