Ukraine, Sereni: “Avoiding food insecurity creates more tensions”

“On the humanitarian level we are working with international organizations in support of Ukraine. Obviously our first objective is to save human lives by giving assistance to those fleeing the war ”. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni on the sidelines of the press conference for the presentation of ‘Coopera 2022’ at the Farnesina, which will be held in Rome at the Auditorium della Conciliazione on 23 and 24 June. Sereni focused in particular on the issue of food security, put at risk by the war: “The Russian aggression is causing great uncertainty in countries such as those on the southern shore of the Mediterranean largely dependent on the food production of Ukraine and Russia, and which must find alternatives “. “Just tomorrow – he announced – the Farnesina will host a ministerial dialogue together with the FAO, the WFP and the Ifad, to try to build possible solutions in the emergency, giving immediate answers to prevent food insecurity from causing other social tensions and irregular migratory flows, and also understand how we can support these countries in building more resilient agri-food systems, in response not only in the immediate but also in the medium term ”.