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The recommendation under examination, drawn up by Nirj Deva, concerns the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention (FAC 2012). Hunger and malnutrition, despite all the technological advances and even though many developing countries have seen significant growth in their gross domestic product, are still a global scourge. Therefore, States, institutions and citizens must continue to support non-governmental organisations who are working to reduce the figure of around a billion people a year who suffer hunger. It is unacceptable that 20 % of children under the age of five in developing countries should be malnourished with the related consequences for their normal physical and cognitive development. Since this Food Assistance Convention is fully in line with the EU’s ongoing efforts to contribute to reducing poverty and eradicating hunger globally in the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, I am voting in favour and welcome the approval, which represents a step forward in aid to the most deprived."@en1
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