Tunisia, Libya free of famine
2009-10-21
According to a new UN report presented in Tunis on Tuesday (October 20th), Tunisia, Libya and UAE are the only 3 Arab nations where famine has been eradicated, TAP reported. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) conducted the survey of 17 Arab states ahead of a global summit on hunger, malnutrition and food security, set for November 16th-18th in Rome.
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