Rich 'should do more' on food aid

Rich 'should do more' on food aid

Ban Ki-moon
World Food Crisis

More must be done to help the hungry - that was the stark message for rich countries from the United Nations secretary general.

Ban Ki-moon was speaking at the close of an international summit on food security in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

He said that access to food should now be seen as a human right.

From Madrid the BBC's International Development correspondent David Loyn reports on the summit.

Listen Listen to David Loyn's report on the close of the Madrid summit (2 mins)

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First broadcast on 27 January 2009