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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (third from left) chairs the inaugural meeting of a high-level task force seeking to devise a strategy to tackle soaring food prices. The plan will encompass both short and longer-term measures – including food aid and social protection – to alleviate the impact of the crisis on the hardest hit. (12 May 2008)

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