Dabaiba confirms that food security faces great challenges after the Ukrainian-Russian war

Rome, July 24, 2023 (LANA) - The head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, confirmed that food security faces great challenges after the Ukrainian-Russian war, which requires investment between Africa and Europe, especially in agricultural development.

This came in a speech by Al-Dabaiba during the opening session of the Fourth Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Health Care today, Monday, in Rome, which is being held on the sidelines of the United Nations Food Summit.

  Al-Dabaiba praised the European-African partnership in all fields, calling for the development of economic cooperation and investment between the Libyan private sector and Italian institutions working in this field.

In his speech, Al-Dabaiba called for holding the fifth food security conference in the capital, Tripoli, according to the media office of the prime minister.

Al-Dabaiba referred to Libya's participation in the Conference on Migration and Development, which was held in Rome yesterday, and to the agreement of the participants in the conference on the need for development and rehabilitation in the source countries to ensure stability.

  The conference on food security and sustainable health care will be held in the Italian capital, Rome, over two days, with the attendance of about 2,000 participants from 160 countries, including leaders and heads of government of 20 countries, according to the same source.