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Thu 10 Oct 2008Best bailout is to bolster the world's hungry
OPINION:A conference in Dublin today addresses how we can better nourish those who need more food, writes Tom Arnold
THE GLOBAL financial crisis provides a chilling backdrop to Concern's international conference on world hunger, with Kofi Annan as the keynote speaker, being held today in Dublin. All over the world, political leaders and bankers are struggling to keep intact the essential elements of a functioning financial system. When this is achieved, the inevitable consequences of the financial crisis - slower or negative economic growth, higher unemployment, weakened public finances - will have to be dealt with.
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