A Vatican official said the universal access to affordable food and water is a human right that needs to be addressed by the world leaders.
Permanent Observer of Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told the Vatican Radio that the respect for life demands that every person has a minimum of food so that life may be possible.He said water and food are a human right that needs to be respected.
Archbishop Tomasi added that the problem of universal access to affordable food and water needs to be at the forefront of the international agenda.
He said policies have to prevent the excessive use of agricultural products for biofuels or the speculation in markets for exceptional profits at the expense of fair distribution of food.
Archbishop Tomasi explained that these are issues that need to be addressed and avoided so that people may not suffer unduly because of the present conditions in food production.