date:Jul 09, 2012
o heighten the attention on the issue of excessive food price volatility. In December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution presented by the Dominican Republic on Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets.
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A UN debate in April 2012 provided an opportunity for heads of state and government, along with other high-level officials and international organisations, to discuss the issue at a political level, w