(3 Jun 2008)
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1. Wide of plenary hall with delegates seated
2. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arriving UPSOUND (English) "Can I pass?" and laughs
3. United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon seated
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4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General:
(++Partly overlaid with pull out from FAO symbol to wide of hall++)
"I am so pleased that we are here today, I thank Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director General of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) for his leadership. The world needs to produce more food. Food production needs to rise by fifty percent by the year 2030 to meet the rising demand. We have an historic opportunity to revitalise agriculture, especially in countries where productivity gains have been low in recent years."
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5. Wide pan of hall
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General:
"Today's problem will only grow larger tomorrow unless we act now today. I call on you to take bold and urgent steps to address the root causes of this global food crisis. We want the firm commitment to moving ahead."
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7. Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva listening
8. Wide of delegates applauding
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9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General:
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"Only by acting together, in partnership can we overcome this crisis today and for tomorrow. Hundred of millions of the world's people expect no less. Nothing is more degrading than hunger, especially when it is man made. It breeds anger, social disintegration, ill health and economic decline."
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10. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero seated with other delegates
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11. Mid of Ban finishing speech
12. Wide of Ban on stage, AUDIO: applause
13. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State of the Holy See:
"In the light of this situation it is necessary to reiterate with strength that hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable in a world which, in reality, has sufficient production levels, the resources, and the know-how to put an end to these tragedies and their consequences."
14. Wide pan of hall
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15. Various of Mugabe listening
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16. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shaking hands with officials in hall ++MUTE++
17. Pan left of delegates in hall ++MUTE++
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18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President:
"Our views and opinions may diverge regarding the causes behind this crisis and the needs necessary to overcome this crisis, but we are all convinced that we are all faced with a world wide phenomenon that does demand international action in order to curtail the consequences."
19. Mubarak shaking hands with officials
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20. Silva approaching podium
21. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian President:
"Every night more than 800 million people around the world go to sleep hungry, this is offensive, an insult to humanity. Despite all the technical work and all the political efforts of some leaders, all kinds of resistance continues to be raised to innovative solutions."
22. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shaking hands with officials
23. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese Prime Minister:
24. Wide of session
STORYLINE:
World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders on Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
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